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Visibility meter

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010036

An instrument designed to objectively measure atmospheric visibility by determining the extinction coefficient of the atmosphere. These devices typically operate by measuring the scattering or transmission of a light beam over a known path. Transmissometers and forward scatter meters are common types of visibility meters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010036
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010036",
  "term": "Visibility meter",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An instrument designed to objectively measure atmospheric visibility by determining the extinction coefficient of the atmosphere. These devices typically operate by measuring the scattering or transmission of a light beam over a known path. Transmissometers and forward scatter meters are common types of visibility meters.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/visibility-meter/"
}

Record 10,320 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.