Biral’s meteorological expertise to be showcased at Met Tech World Expo 2022

Meteorological specialists Biral is attending the Met Tech expo in Paris next week to exhibit its advanced products for the meteorological market. 

After two long years of the pandemic, Biral is celebrating being able to meet and catch up with new and existing customers and will be at the show demonstrating a number of its meteorological products. These include the BTD-200 Lightning Warning System, BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector, VPF-730 and SWS-200 Visibility & Present Weather Sensors.

Why Met Tech?
Biral has been exhibiting at the Met Tech World Expo , the world’s largest meteorological fair, for a number of years and is excited to be returning again for 2022. Taking place from October 11-13, the show is a free-to-attend event for professionals involved in the decision-making process for specifying and purchasing climate, weather and hydrometeorological measurement, prediction and analysis technologies.

Some of the latest technologies to be displayed include air pollution monitoring systems, LIDAR sensor technology, hurricane and tornado detection and meteorological/weather balloons.

The meteorological experts
Biral’s BTD-200 Lightning Warning System is a complete detection and warning system which has been developed from the Biral range of professional aviation grade lightning detection systems. It reliably detects the local presence of all forms of lightning out to a range of 35km (22 miles) from the sensor. Designed to be installed and set up by non-technical staff, it comes with a power supply and the essential PC application ‘Lightning Works’, for monitoring and warning personnel of approaching thunderstorms. 

The company’s BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detection System will also be at the expo, and uses a new technology detection system which has significant benefits over both radio wave based as well as field-mill devices. Its close range detection efficiency is roughly 200% better than lightning location network systems, providing excellent warning capabilities. The system has the ability to detect all forms of lightning within an 83km radius, including warning of potential overhead lightning.

Additionally, those visiting Biral’s stand can experience the corrosion-resistant VPF range that provides accurate visibility and present weather measurement and has been specified for many installations due to its efficiency, reliability and performance. The sensor is a compact and robust package which makes it particularly suitable for aviation and general synoptic networks. Its exceptionally long service life (15+ years) makes it ideal in coastal or off-shore locations where the local conditions can be severe.

The SWS-200 will also feature at the show, and is designed for use in applications where accurate and reliable visibility measurements are required with the addition of WMO 4680 present weather codes. The sensor measures Meteorological Optical Range (MOR) as well as reporting the presence of liquid and frozen precipitation. The unique backscatter receiver gives the SWS-200 unparalleled abilities in distinguishing frozen from liquid precipitation.

Visit Biral at Booth 6030 or for further information, email enquiries@biral.com or visit the company’s website at www.biral.com