A new approach in hail detection and prevention

In this paper the results of radiometric measurements of clear sky and various types of clouds brightness (apparent) temperatures will be presented, measured at various frequencies and polarizations. The results have been obtained during the measurements carried out in Armenia from the measuring complex built under the framework of ISTC Projects A-872 and A-1524. The measurements were carried out at vertical and horizontal polarizations, under various angles of sensing by C-, Ku-, and Ka-band combined scatterometric-radiometric systems (ArtAr-5.6, ArtAr-15, and ArtAr-37) developed and built by ECOSERV Remote Observation Centre Co. Ltd. (ECOSERV ROC), under the framework of the above mentioned Projects. As well as a new method of hail detection, anti-hail protection and hail suppression and a structure of autonomous and automate operating hail preventing sonic cannon will be discussed.