Applications / Wind Monitoring
Wind
monitoring
More frequent soundings. A closer view of changing winds. Low-cost, winds-only pilotsondes support observation programmes in monsoon-affected regions.
Focused observations / More frequent launches
Put the budget
into observation frequency.
When the requirement is wind profiling, a lower-cost pilotsonde can make more frequent launches practical within the sounding budget.
Measure the wind profile
Observe wind speed and direction through the ascent, adding a vertical view to surface wind measurements.
Repeat the observation
Use the lower instrument cost to support a launch schedule matched to the monitoring programme’s requirements.
Compare successive soundings
Review how the observed wind profile changes between launches during periods of monsoon monitoring.
Focus the measurements
Choose winds-only observations when wind is the priority, and complement them with other meteorological measurements where required.
Two winds-only approaches
Choose GNSS
or radio direction finding.
The iMet-50 and iMet-P provide two different routes to wind observations. Match the pilotsonde to the tracking method and ground equipment.
GNSS wind tracking
iMet-50
GNSS Pilotsonde
A low-cost pilotsonde for winds-only sounding profiles. Its multi-constellation GNSS receiver provides the position information used for wind calculations during ascent.
Explore the iMet-50 →
RDF wind tracking
iMet-P
RDF Pilotsonde
A low-cost, transmitter-only pilotsonde used with the iMet-1790 tracking station for pilot-wind observations. The ground station tracks the radiosonde signal using radio direction finding.
Explore the iMet-P →These are winds-only systems. They do not provide the temperature and humidity profiles of a full meteorological radiosonde sounding.
From launch to wind profile
A repeatable observation
workflow.
Plan the observation interval, launch the pilotsonde, and bring each wind profile into the monitoring programme.
Prepare
Select the pilotsonde and compatible receiving or tracking equipment for the programme.
Launch
Release the pilotsonde beneath a meteorological balloon to begin the wind observation.
Track
Use GNSS with the iMet-50, or RDF tracking with the iMet-P and iMet-1790 station.
Compare
Review wind speed and direction through the ascent, then compare with earlier soundings.
Ground system for the iMet-P
iMet-1790
Tracking Station
The iMet-1790 is a 403 MHz tracking station that supports RDF radiosondes and wind-only pilotsondes. Pair it with the iMet-P for an RDF-based pilot-wind system.
Explore the iMet-1790 →Configure a monitoring programme
Match the system
to your launch schedule.
Discuss GNSS or RDF tracking, existing ground equipment and the sounding frequency your programme needs.