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After Extensive Field Testing: Launching of New RS90-AG Radiosonde Customer Satisfaction Survey for WOBS Customers: Valuable Customer Feedback Using Product Platforms: Next Generation of Surface Weather Software Products New ROSA Weather Station Generation: Evolution Rather Than Revolution 40813_VaisalaNews_155 7.12.2000 18:29 Sivu 2
Contents
President’s Column 3 Serving Better Our Customers 4 Customer Satisfaction Survey for WOBS Customers: Valuable Customer Feedback 6 Next Generation of Surface Weather Software Products 8 Meteorological Data Management System: Aurora’s payload system was MetMan for Multi-purpose Data Collection 10 developed for high altitude dropsonde missions, for use on Compact MAWS301 Automatic Weather Station 12 low speed platforms such as Demanding Tactical Military Needs 14 Pathfinder, Altus and Perseus B. Due to funding cuts, the Vaisala Technology for the U.S. Air Force 17 dropsonde payload was not Military Exhibition EUROSATORY 2000 in France 18 permitted to be deployed and Climatological Conditions on the My Thuan Bridge 19 operated from Pathfinder. Nevertheless, Aurora tested and Major Contract from the U.S. qualified the payload for flight, National Weather Service 20 using its high altitude test Using L and S-Band Boundary Layer Radars and a chambers. Vaisala’s dropsondes were an integral part of this Millimeter-wave Doppler Radar with Vaisala MAWS: scientific experiment. Weather Observations 20 Researchers are using dropson- Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: des to get a more accurate pic- Fostering Plant Conservation 24 ture of hurricanes. Fire RAWS Unit on the Bircher Burned Over 26 Launching of RS90-AG Radiosonde 29 Vaisala’s MAWS301 Automatic Global Positioning System 31 Weather Station is a new gener- ation weather station especially Significant Radiosonde Order designed for applications where from Met Service Canada 32 no commercial power or com- Vaisala’s Next Generation munication networks are avail- 32 able or economically installed. Radiosounding Ground Equipment MAWS301 is a compact, envi- DigiCORA III Sounding System with ronmentally robust and low Radiotheodolite and GPS Wind Finding 38 power system providing reliable and continuous data on a mul- Orders for Upper Air Systems from North America 40 titude of meteorological and hy- Aurora’s Research Project: drological parameters. Carrying Dropsondes into the Atmosphere 40 Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation: Tracking Severe Storms 45 Vaisala’s new Ice New ROSA Generation Prediction System, for the – Evolution Rather Than Revolution 47 monitoring of surface weather, was installed at Copenhagen Airport Cuts Costs: Copenhagen Airport in New Tools for Winter Maintenance 50 1999. It considerably aids Copenhagen International Airport 53 winter maintenance deci- sion-making by enabling WAS425 Ultrasonic Wind Sensor: airport staff to easily moni- Sales Have Taken Off in U.S. Aviation Market 54 tor conditions on the exten- sive network of runways Focus on Italian Airfields 56 and taxiways. The system Vaisala Acquires Jenoptik Impulsphysik 58 comprises a network of Vaisala to Deliver Lightning Detection to Poland 58 weather station sub nets, including 25 sensors. Order for the Thunderstorm System from Spain 59 Vaisala News on the Internet 59
Vaisala in Brief
– We develop, manufacture – We focus on market seg- Editor-in-Chief: Editors: and market products and ments where we can be Marit Finne Bellcrest Language services for environmental world leaders, the pre- Publisher: Services Oy and industrial measure- ferred supplier. We pay Vaisala Oyj Printed in Finland by ments. high attention on customer P.O. Box 26 Sävypaino, Finland satisfaction. Our main FIN-00421 Helsinki – Purpose of those mea- value discipline is Product FINLAND surements is to provide Leadership. Competitive Phone (int.): basis for better quality of advantage is enhanced by +358 9 894 91 life, cost savings, protection economies of scale and of environment, improved scope. Telefax: safety and performance. +358 9 8949 2227 Internet: www.vaisala.com Design and Artwork: 2 155/2001 Non-Stop Studiot Oy ISSN 1238-2388 40813_VaisalaNews_155 7.12.2000 18:29 Sivu 3