The 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems(IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology

7.1
OVERVIEW OF NWS RADIOSONDE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

Richard D. Thomas, Jr, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. A. Bower, Jr

The National Weather Service currently maintains a network of over 100 radiosonde observation sites. Much of the equipment used dates back to the 1950's, and is becoming very difficult to maintain. In addition, the current radiosonde systems use a large amount of radio-frequency spectrum. An effort is underway to plan the replacement of this network with a new generation of equipment that will be based on current technology and provide functional capability in an environment of reduced radio-frequency spectrum use. This paper provides an overview of the systems capabilities that are being planned.

The 15th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems(IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology