Advances in cloud physics and weather modification in China

摘要: The capabilities of cloud-resolving numerical models, observational instruments and cloud seeding have improved greatly over recent years in China. subject this review focuses on the main progresses made China areas modeling, field observations, aerosol-cloud interactions, effects urbanization precipitation, weather modification. Well-equipped aircraft ground-based advanced Doppler polarized radars been rapidly applied cloud-seeding operations. combined use modern techniques such as Global Positioning System, remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems has decreased blindness uncertainties weather-modification activities. Weather-modification models based state-of-the-art are operationally run at National Weather Modification Centre for guiding programs. Despite important progress having made, many critical issues or challenges remain to be solved, require stronger scientific evidence support, chain physical events involved induced by seeding. Current measurements provide opportunity possibility reduce these deficiencies. Long-term projects aimed reducing key extremely urgent activities