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With regard to the equipment component, the project provided and installed a variety of basic observational equipment,
such as raingauges and thermometers, for the purpose of rehabilitating and establishing new stations. An automatic weather
station was established at Letseng-la-Terai in the remote mountain area of the country. To strengthen communications,
the Meteorological Service received six HF transceivers equipped with solar panels and a Radio Teletype (RTT) to strengthen
the reception of external data. In addition, a satellite receiving station, comprising a Primary Data User Station (PDUS), a METEOSAT
Data Distribution (MDD) and a Data Receiving Station (DRS), was installed. This enabled the Service to receive satellite
cloud pictures, aeronautical meteorology products and other meteorological information.
Furthermore, in an effort to increase the quality of meteorological data in the country, a consultant was recruited to design a calibration and maintenance workshop. Later in the project, calibration and test equipmentas well as other types of maintenance equipment were installed. Two project vehicles were also provided to facilitate station inspection in the country. With regard to the data processing infrastructure, the project provideda CLICOM system to improve the Service’s data handling capabilities and also to establish a meteorological data bank. In addition, a specialist in data processing was trained by the project.
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