Use of the Visual Range of Detection to Estimate Effective Sweep Width for Land Search and Rescue Based On 10 Detection Experiments in North America 

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Use of the Visual Range of Detection to Estimate Effective Sweep Width for Land Search and Rescue Based On 10 Detection Experiments in North America  Robert J. Koester, MS, Kenneth B. Chiacchia, PhD, Charles R. Twardy, PhD, Donald C. Cooper, PhD, John R. Frost, MSCS, R. Quincy Robe, MS  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 132-142 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.016 Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Procedure to determine average maximum detection range (AMDR). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 132-142DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.016) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Procedure to determine range of detection (Rd). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 132-142DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.016) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Relationship between range of detection (Rd) and average maximum detection range (AMDR). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 132-142DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.016) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Relationships between effective sweep width (W) and range of detection (Rd) for 3 classes of visibility. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 132-142DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.09.016) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

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