USING LIDAR FOR MEASURING VISIBILITY

The performance of a slant visibility equipment and the data processing techniques used are described. Special attention is given to the correlation data which compares the accuracy of the slant visibility system to that of a recognized transmissometer. It is shown that the use of the lidar technique in a SVR (Slant Visual Range) system which would supplement the RVR (Runway Visual Range) Systems at airports may very well become a near future application especially when reliable eye-safe lasers are available at a reasonable price.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From AGARD Conference, Lyngby, Denmark, October 27-31, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Advisory Group for Aeronautical Res & Dev-NATO

  64 rue de Varenne
  Paris VII,   France 
• Authors:
  • Ruger, J F
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 183

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Correlation analysis; Information processing; Lasers; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Airside design and operations; Runway visual range; Slant range
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163538
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 44 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1977 12:00AM