Vaisala aviation weather management systems

Automated weather observing systems

Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS), Runway Visual Range system (RVR) and Low-Level Windshear Alert Systems (LLWAS) for regional, national and international airports giving meteorologists, air traffic controllers, pilots and other aviation professionals flexible access to the high-quality aviation meteorological data.

Aviation sensors

Vaisala provides a versatile range of aviation weather field sensors for accurate and reliable measurement of visibility, present weather, pressure, humidity, temperature, wind, and lightning.

Runway ice warning and prediction

The Vaisala IceCast Ice Warning and Prediction System helps runway operators to minimize the effects of bad weather. It gives information that is essential in making good maintenance management decisions.

Thunderstorm warning

Vaisala Thunderstorm Warning System TWX1200 tracks lightning and monitors overhead lightning potential and automatically sends lightning warnings and all clears to remote alarm displays.

Windprofiling

With vertical wind profiles ath their disposal, ATC personnel can warn pilots when the aircraft are suspectible to moderate-to-strong vertical wind shear events during take-off and final approach.

 

Related documents

Vaisala AviMet (PDF 565 KB)


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