FURTHER STUDIES OF SPACE AND TIME VARIATIONS IN ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION ALONG AIRPORT RUNWAYS.

Abstract

Space and time variations of transmission of visible light in the atmosphere during fog and precipitation are examined in detail as a preliminary step in the development of suitable short-period prediction techniques to be used at aviation terminals. This study is based primarily on data from three transmissometers along runways at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. The relative space scales of various classes of obstructions-to-vision are estimated and compared with similar estimates based on data from the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center at Atlantic City, N. J. The apparent movement of the transmission field is derived and is related, insofar as possible, to advective and warm frontal movements. The potential predictability of linear translation of the transmission field is evaluated for periods of 5 to 25 minutes. Conditional frequencies of runway visual range for selected space and time lags are presented and compared with those found for Atlantic City Airport. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617774

Entities

People

  • Herbert D. Entrekin
  • Keith D. Hage

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airports
  • Atmospheres
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Frequency
  • International Airports
  • New York
  • Precipitation
  • Terminal Flight Facilities
  • Terminals
  • Translations
  • Transmissometers
  • Visible Spectra

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space