Vaisala awarded phase II contract for the National Weather Service Next Generation NOAA Profiler...
                   
marketwire.com     Jul 9, 2008            

HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - July 9, 2008) - For immediate release July 9, 2008 (Boulder, CO) Vaisala was recently awarded a second phase development contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Next Generation Profiler Network (NGNPN). The National Weather Service (NWS) is utilizing a multi-step, multi-year process for the design, development, manufacturing, and installation of high capability upper air wind profiler observation sites for the United States. The current NOAA wind profiler network was first deployed in 1990-1992 and has operated continuously ever since. The NGNPN upgrade will enhance the mission critical data which is distributed in real-time to government and university atmospheric researchers, private meteorologists, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, the Storm... [read full story]                    


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