AUTOSONDE® AS41

Automatic Sounding System

Vaisala has a long experience of automated soundings, including over 80 delivered systems during the last 25 years and over 700 000 soundings from these systems. This experience is utilized in Vaisala AUTOSONDE® AS41, which is a completely new upper-air observation system for synoptic and adaptive use.

Key Benefits

High-quality Data

Performance fully comparable with Vaisala manual sounding. Automatic ground check procedure eliminates human error and results in consistent data.

High Data Availability

AS41 is designed to stand even extreme weather conditions around the world. Selection of components and materials together with thoroughly tested automation control guarantees continuous operation without downtime.

Cost Efficient Operation

Vaisala AUTOSONDE® AS41 offers the longest autonomous sounding capacity on the market. Reloading once every four weeks minimizes the number of necessary site visits.

Easy Remote Control and Monitoring

Vaisala Observation Network Manager NM10 is used as a modern Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) platform for remote controlling and monitoring of AS41. Through secure communication protocol, operators can efficiently control sounding schedule, initiate on-demand sounding, and perform remote diagnostics.