Air quality

Urban air pollution poses a significant threat to the environment and the health of millions of people. In the coming years, cities will need to enhance their capabilities to monitor and control air quality in order to reduce the risks that air pollution poses.

Weather plays a major role in the daily variations of air quality. As a weather observation provider, Vaisala is here to help provide better real time observation instruments and systems to forecast air quality. The major needs for air quality forecasting include a wide range of atmospheric weather parameters, including surface and vertical profile measurements. Vaisala systems enable better observations, which lead to informed decisions for air quality control.


 

Boundary Layer Radar Profiler

Doppler radar which provides vertical profiles of horizontal wind speed and direction, and vertical wind velocity to an altitude of 3 km above ground level.

CL31 Laser Ceilometer

CL31 Laser Ceilometer

Unsurpassed performance and reliability in all weather conditions up to 25,000 feet (7.5 km). Advanced single-lens design provides excellent performance also at low altitudes. Approved and deployed by the US-FAA. Selected by the National Weather Service of USA.

WXT510 Vaisala Weather Transmitter

Weather Multi-Sensor

Integrates the six most essential weather parameters in one instrument: wind speed and direction, liquid precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature and relative humidity. Unique design with no moving parts makes it virtually maintenance free.

Visibility

General purpose visibility sensor used by many leading meteorological and aviation authorities.



This page was printed from www.vaisala.com on May 9, 2008
URL: http://www.vaisala.com/weather/applications/airquality