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AVOS Observing Ships System

Automated shipboard weather station that samples, logs and transmits WMO Voluntary Observing Ships reports in FM 13-X1 code to VOSCLIM standards.

Description

AVOS (Automatic Voluntary Observing Ships System) was developed with assistance from Environment Canada for the WMO Voluntary Observing Ships programme. It automatically samples, processes, displays, logs and transmits shipboard weather data in universal FM 13-X1 code to VOSCLIM standards. Manual observations (cloud, weather, waves, ice) can be added by touch screen, with automated MANMAR quality control.

Key features

  • Automated GPS position and UTC, ship speed and course made good, pressure tendency, true wind, air and wet bulb temperature, pressure and sea surface temperature
  • Automatic elevation and magnetic variation corrections
  • Synoptic, intermediate and data-sparse reporting modes; STORM and SPREP detection
  • Controller power 110 V, 220 V or 12 V; operating range -40°C to +50°C
  • MIL-STD 167-1 vibration and shock tested; NEMA 4X enclosure

Specifications

Power110V, 220V or 12V
Operating temperature-40°C to +50°C
EnclosureNEMA 4X waterproof
Vibration & shockMIL-STD 167-1

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