Transcription of Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)
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Automated Surface Observing System ( asos ) user s GuideNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDepartment of DefenseFederal Aviation AdministrationUnited States NavyMarch 1998 ForewardThe 1990s have witnessed a carefully planned and executed modernization of the nation sweather services. The Automated Surface Observing System ( asos ) is the first System to beoperationally deployed as part of theis modernization. asos is therefore in the forefront of systemdeployments and associated service improvements that will require most of this decade tocomplete. In this sense, asos is the harbinger of 21st century weather the end state, asos will be operational at about 1,000 airports across the United States.
reference and introduction to ASOS for a broad range of users. As of this writing (March 1998), there are about 500 commissioned ASOS’s nationwide. An additional 500 are coming on-line in the next few years. This deployment fulfills the commitment of the Government made over a decade ago to provide the nation a highly cost-effective, capable
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