How Does a Transmissometer Work?

A transmissometer works by sending a thing beam of energy through a propagation medium. Across the runway lies a narrow field of view receiver that calculates how much energy (represented as a laser beam) is arriving at the sensor.

What is the purpose of a transmissometer?

Transmissometers are optical instruments that measure the clarity of water by measuring the fraction of light energy lost from a collimated light beam as it passes along a known pathlength.

When were transmissometer invented?

United States Patent 1191 Goodwin Nov. 13, 1973 [54] ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSOMETER 3,518,001 6/1970 Hell 250/218 [75] Inventor: Raymond W. Goodwin, Westport, Conn, Primary Examiner-James W.

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