Table 6.25 -- EDCS Attributes whose label begins with V

Label Definition Attribute value type EQ label Related concepts Code
VARIABLE_SEA_STATE_FRACTION The fraction of sea state reports indicating varying sea state during the reporting time interval. REAL PURE_NUMBER   1246
VARIABLE_WIND_END_DIR The horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise direction from above, from planetary geodetic north to the ending extreme in wind direction under variable wind direction conditions. Variable wind directions are normally only reported for wind speeds exceeding 3,09 metres per second (six knots) and the variability must equal or exceed a range of 60 arc degrees during the preceding two minutes. REAL PLANE_ANGLE   1247
VARIABLE_WIND_START_DIR The horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise direction from above, from planetary geodetic north to the starting extreme in wind direction under variable wind direction conditions. Variable wind directions are normally only reported for wind speeds exceeding 3,09 metres per second (six knots) and the variability must equal or exceed a range of 60 arc degrees during the preceding two minutes. REAL PLANE_ANGLE   1248
VEGETATION_ROUGHNESS_CODED A range indicating the roughness of vegetation. ENUMERATION     1249
VEGETATION_TYPE The type of vegetation. ENUMERATION     1250
VEHICLE_CAPACITY The number of vehicles that an object can accommodate. INTEGER PURE_NUMBER   1251
VEHICLE_SMOKE_TYPE The type or origin of smoke from a vehicle. ENUMERATION     1252
VEHICLE_STOR_DOOR_PRI_HGT The height of the primary doorway into a structure (e.g., a garage, hangar, tunnel-shelter or other structure) used for ingress and egress of vehicles. REAL LENGTH   1253
VEHICLE_STOR_DOOR_PRI_WIDTH The width of the primary doorway into a structure (e.g., a garage, hangar, tunnel-shelter or other structure) used for ingress and egress of vehicles. REAL LENGTH   1254
VEHICLE_STORAGE_AREA The total area of a structure (e.g., a garage, hangar, tunnel-shelter or other structure) used for storage of vehicles. REAL AREA   1255
VEHICULAR_SURFACE_TYPE The physical surface composition of a road, runway or other surface intended to support the movement of vehicles.. ENUMERATION     1256
VERTICAL_ACCURACY_ABSOLUTE The difference between the recorded elevation of an object and its true elevation at a specific point referenced to the same vertical datum at 90% probability. REAL LENGTH EA VERTICAL_ACCURACY_RELATIVE 1257
VERTICAL_ACCURACY_RELATIVE The difference between the recorded elevation of an object and its true elevation at a specific point referenced to the same vertical datum. REAL LENGTH EA VERTICAL_ACCURACY_ABSOLUTE 1258
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_CLOSED The vertical clearance of an object in its closed condition, e.g., a closed lifting bridge, measured from the ground surface underneath to the object overhead. REAL LENGTH   1259
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_OPENED The vertical clearance of an object in its opened condition, e.g., an open lifting bridge, measured from the ground surface underneath to the object overhead. REAL LENGTH   1260
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_SAFE The safe vertical clearance of an object measured from the ground surface underneath to the object overhead. REAL LENGTH   1261
VERTICAL_DATUM The vertical datum to which elevations and heights are referenced; it is often taken to correspond to MSL. ENUMERATION     1262
VERTICAL_MSRMNT_QUALITY The quality of a vertical measurement. ENUMERATION     1263
VERTICAL_OBST_IDENTIFIER The eleven character identification code that uniquely identifies an object that is a vertical obstruction to low-level flight. (1-2 = First two characters of [F10-4] country code; 3-6 = WAC Identifier; 7-10 = Unique Obstruction Identification Number; 11 = Producer Code) STRING     1264
VIRTUAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE In a system of moist air, the temperature of dry air having the same density and pressure as the moist air. REAL THERMO_TEMPERATURE   1265
VISIBILITY_DIST_QUALITY The quality status of visibility distance observation. ENUMERATION   EA VISIBILITY_DISTANCE 1266
VISIBILITY_DIST_VARIABLE Indicates that the reported visibility distance is variable. LOGICAL     1267
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE The horizontal distance at which an object can be seen and identified. REAL LENGTH EA VISIBILITY_REPORT_TYPE 1268
VISIBILITY_REPORT_TYPE The type of visibility that is reported. ENUMERATION     1269
VISUAL_CONTRAST The apparent contrast of an object expressed as a number between minus one (totally dark target) to zero (no apparent contrast) to infinity (very bright target). REAL PURE_NUMBER   1270
VISUAL_OPACITY The fractional opacity (or alpha) of an object in the visual spectrum, i.e., how much light penetrates through the object. REAL PURE_NUMBER   1271
VISUAL_REFLECTOR Indicates that a visual reflector is present on an aid to navigation, e.g., beacon, or buoy. LOGICAL   EA BEACON_OR_BUOY_TYPE, EA BEACON_TYPE, EA BUOY_TYPE, EA NAVAID 1272
VISUAL_WAVE_HEIGHT The mean apparent height of ocean surface waves, measured from trough to crest. REAL LENGTH   1273
VOLCANIC_FORMATION_TYPE The type of geologic formation created by volcanic activity. ENUMERATION     1274
VOLTAGE_LEVEL The nominal voltage of supplied power to a transport system. REAL ELECTRIC_POTENTIAL   1275
VOLUME The internal volume of an object. REAL VOLUME   1276
VOLUME_BACKSCATTER_GRAD The depth gradient of the ratio of the flux returned (reflected directly back in the direction of incidence) to the incident flux (generally in decibels per metre of depth, negative sign assumed). Due to interaction between the propagating flux and the transmitting medium. Backscatter gradient may be qualified by other attributes, e.g., the electromagnetic or acoustic band for which the value applies. REAL POWER_LEVEL_LENGTH_GRADIENT EA EM_BAND 1277
VOLUME_SCATSTRN_LAYER_FREQ The volume scattering strength layer frequency. REAL FREQUENCY   1278
VOLUME_SCATSTRN_PROVINCE The volume scattering strength province; used for linking to external databases. ENUMERATION     1279

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