ASOS or AWOS: What's the Difference?

Over the past three decades, a variety of automated observation systems have been used to provide data for pilots. The two primary systems found in the present national air-space system are AWOS (Automated Weather Observations System) and ASOS (Automated Surface Observation System). While both were...

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