WHITEOUT MODIFICATION EXPERIMENTS USING GROUND BASED SYSTEMS.

• Main Authors: Bortell, P., Hicks, J.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Meteorology; *VISUAL PERCEPTION; POLAR REGIONS; GREENLAND; LIGHT; DIFFUSION; CEILING; SNOW; ICE FOG; ATMOSPHERIC CONDENSATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL PRECIPITATION; SOLID ROCKET FUELS; ROCKETS; LAUNCHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOLIDIFIED GASES; PROPANE; ARCTIC REGIONS; WHITEOUTS; WEATHER MODIFICATION; Arctic; Gerdel; Greenland
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0478907; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0478907

Arctic Whiteout is a major weather phenomenon which affects air and ground movement in regions where a continuous snow cover exists. Air transportation is especially hazardous during these whiteout periods because of poor visibility and the lack of a natural horizon and other visual references. Thes...