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Short, wide lights are more visible than long, narrow lights of the same total area to observers in the water without a face mask.
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We thank Jo Ann S. Kinney for her valuable comments on an earlier draft. This study was funded by the Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, Pennsylvania, as part of the Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting Program.
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Luria, S.M., Ryack, B.L. Target configuration and visibility. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 21, 135–137 (1983). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329976
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