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Please note that operations of the Airborne Vertical Atmosphere Profiling System requires experienced staff on board the aircraft.

Summary

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The Vaisala AVAPS Dropsonde Receiving System and Vaisala Dropsonde RD41 represent the latest in dropsounding technology, utilizing an onboard dropsonde microprocessor and synthesized digital transmission. The combination offers atmospheric researchers a complete vertical solution for accurate in-situ measurement of temperature and humidity of the atmosphere.

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ManufacturerVaisala
ModelAVAPS II
Serial No.P3210207
Typeprofiler


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Contacts

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Specifications

Specifications of AVAPS Telemetry Chassis (without mounting)

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|| Dimension (L x W x H)| 485 x 381 x 132 mm||
|| Weight | 8.2 kg||
|| Power Supply | 115 / 230 VAC ||
|| Data interface | serial ||

Position

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InfoElectronics and data aquisition of the AVAPS systen are installed in racks. The dropsondes are deployed via openings in the underfloor using the dropsonde launcher. The 400 MHz receiving antenna is fastened to the fuselage.

Data logging, storage and archiving

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Parameter Sensor Output Type Unit
pressurebarometric pressurehPa
temperaturetemperature°C
relative humidityhumidity, relative%
horizontal windwind speedm/s

Rawdata storage on board

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During flight the dropsonde data are stored on an operator PC.

Data archiving on land

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After the flight dropsonde data have to be downloaded and are stored within the external devices file system of the aircraft data managment system (DMS).


Documentation

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