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SuomeksiComprehensive methods for remote sensing
Vaisala Soundings
This unit produces systems for observing the weather in the upper atmosphere, such as radiosondes and dropsondes, and related ground equipment. The sounding systems collect and transmit data on pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction. These are used for day-to-day weather forecasts. Sounding data time series collected throughout the decades is also used for the study of climate change.
Vaisala Windprofilers
This unit produces wind profilers, i.e. wind radars. They measure the vertical profile of wind speed and direction to up to 16 km. Wind profilers are used for example for studying air quality, and in meteorology and aviation.
Vaisala Thunderstorm Systems
This unit produces systems and instruments for lightning tracking and detection. The systems collect and distribute information for real-time weather observations and nowcasts. The systems can be built into networks that forecast approaching thunderstorms and track lightning strikes. Lightning detection is used in electric power distribution, insurance business and aviation, for example.
Vaisala Thunderstorm Data
This unit produces services relating to lightning detection. The business unit's main market is in the United States, where Vaisala operates its own U.S.-wide lightning detection network.
From 2008, all service functions will be centralized under the Vaisala Services business area.
Vaisala Weather Radar
The first Vaisala Weather Radar was introduced to the market in 2007, and first deliveries will take place in the beginning of 2008. The Vaisala Weather Radar business unit includes the Vaisala Sigmet product line, which is specialized in weather radar signal processors and application software.