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 |
|---|---|
| Model | FS11 |
| Serial No. | n/a |
| Type | meteorological package |
| SENSOR-Link | ↪ |
Contacts
| Name | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sensor Output Type | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| visibility | distance | m |