Vaisala LAP®-3000 Lower Atmosphere Wind Profiler
The Vaisala LAP®-3000 Lower Atmosphere Wind Profiler is a
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. When the Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) option is added, it
can provide virtual temperature profiles up to about 2 km above ground level
depending on atmospheric conditions. The system operates unattended and
provides continuous, real-time atmospheric wind and temperature data with
excellent spatial resolution. The Vaisala LAP®-3000 is the world’s most popular
wind profiling system for mesoscale forecasting and nowcasting. It is available
in both fixed-site and mobile configurations.