Modern conception of meteorological protection of megalopolises using cloud seeding methods

The description is given of the modern conception and of technical means to carry out the weather modification activities in megalopolises using the active influencing methods. The main objective of these activities is the cloud dissipation and the decrease or cessation of precipitation on the territory under protection. Four influencing methods are commonly used depending on the synoptic situation. To carry out the meteorological protection activities, the airplanes are used equipped with the measuring equipment necessary to execute the influencing, the “land-aircraft-land” system of the radio data traffic and the cloud seeding means. The liquid nitrogen, solid carbonic acid, silver iodide, and coarse-dispersion powder are used as the cloud seeding reagents. To control the aviation activities and the results of cloud seeding, the ground automated radar meteorological complexes are used.