Attention:
The Visibility Sensor is part of the Weather Station.
Summary
The visibility sensor detects the visibility up to a distance of 75 km by emitting a defined amount of light and measuring the amount of scatter light.
Manufacturer | Vaisala |
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Model | FS11 |
Serial No. | n/a |
Type | meteorological package |
REGISTRY-Link | ↪ REGISTRY (1408) |
Contacts
Name | Institution | Role |
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Bernd Loose | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Engineer In Charge |
Holger Schmithüsen | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Principal Investigator, Data Scientist |
Position
Info | xyz-position from Alignment Survey Report RV Polarstern (June 2016), located on top deck |
X | 60.753 m (X-0 is at the center of der rudder (ref. design drawing of the vessel), positive X-axis is forward and along vessel centerline) |
Y | 8.914 m (Y-0 at centerline, positive Y-axis is portside) |
Z | 29.718 m (Z-0 is set to the lowest point of the keel, positive Z-axis is upwards) |
Parameters
Parameter | O2ARegistry Output Type | Unit |
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visibility | distance | m |