Technologies for Weather Modification: Integrating UAS

Present-day weather modification technologies are scientifically based and have made controlled technological advances since the late 1990s, early 2000s, primarily in the decision support and evaluation based software and modeling areas.

However, there have been some technological advances in other fields that might now be advanced enough to start considering their usefulness for improving weather modification operational efficiency and evaluation accuracy.

We consider the programmatic aspects underlying the development of new technologies for use in weather modification activities, identifying their potential benefits and limitations. We provide context and initial guidance for operators that might integrate unmanned aircraft systems technology in future weather modification operations.

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• Combating Desertification
• Climate Change Resilience
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1. As also said before, unless there is a single authority responsible for improvements in the River Systems including Reservoirs and catchment area, no holistic plan can be drawn to leverage technologies and human endeavour to improve the situation. State Governments are happy asking for Grants from Centre Govt for flood control, drought impacts, but nothing worthwhile is getting attempted to aid ensuring afforestation, measures to prevent landslides, scientific removal of sand, interlinking river bodies and reservoirs with increased storage capacity, managing river banks, etc. We shall wake up only a decade later when WATER becomes a real issue and headache for Governments and people come to streets to ask questions to elected governments.

    

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   1. I agree. The water cycle has to be improved as a system. Increasing water from clouds is potentially feasible in certain regions but improving water storage is also important.