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Real time mp3000a and wind profiler temperature, relative humidity, wind vector and wind shear displayed by raob. Pdf thermodynamic atmospheric profiling during the 2010. Noaacooperative remote sensing science and technology. Should such changes require rdx remote support, radiometrics will invoice these services to you at our normal hourly support rates. The mwrp is a radiometrics mp3000a unit, including. Data from wtps can be used as part of an integrated sensorsoftware suite to help uas. A boundary layer radar wind profiler rwp which retrieves wind velocity in the vertical through about 3km above ground level agl.
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