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Table 23
Optical Specifications of the Light Receiver
Property
Description / Value
Detector
Photodiode
Optical filter/window
RG780 glass
Backscatter light
source
Near-infrared LED for contamination and blockage
measurement
Visibility Measurement
Specifications
Table 24
Visibility Measurement Specifications
Property
Description / Value
Measurement range of
MOR
1)
10 ... 20000 m
Accuracy
+/-10%, range 10 ... 10000 m
+/-15%, range 10km ... 20 km
Instrument consistency
+ 5%
Time constant
60 seconds
Update interval
15 seconds
1) Meteorological Optical Range
Weather Sensing Specifications
Table 25
Weather Sensing Specifications
Property
Description / Value
Precipitation detection
sensitivity
0.05 mm/h or less, within 10 minutes
Weather type identification
7 different types of precipitation (rain,
freezing rain, drizzle, freezing drizzle, mixed
rain/snow, snow, ice pellets)
Precipitation (unknown type)
Fog (mist), haze (smoke, sand) or clear
Weather type reporting
WMO code table 4680
Code letters for precipitation, NWS (National
Weather Service, USA)
Precipitation intensity
measurement
Range 0.00 ... 999 mm/h