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Automated Weather System
Definitions
- Any of the automated weather sensor platforms that collect weather data at airports and disseminate the weather information via radio and/or landline. The systems currently consist of the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), Automated Weather Sensor System (AWSS), and Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS).
References
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Instrument Procedures Handbook by Federal Aviation Administration (2017)
