What is the role of meteorological weapons?

Meteorological radar and meteorological satellite are the most important modern detection means, which complement conventional meteorological observation. Weather radar is generally used to detect strong convective weather systems such as tropical cyclones, thunderstorms and squall lines, and to monitor the intensity, location and movement of severe weather such as heavy rain, hail and tornado in real time.

Meteorological satellites are equipped with infrared scanning radiometer, microwave radiometer, electronic camera and other remote sensing instruments to passively detect the earth and atmosphere, and can obtain large-scale continuous meteorological elements. In addition to the above detection means, people also carry meteorological observation instruments on airplanes and ocean-going ships to obtain unconventional meteorological data to make up for the shortcomings of the above detection means.

Under the condition of war, the enemy will block the meteorological information to the maximum extent. At this time, meteorological reconnaissance planes, unmanned atmospheric sounding remote sensing aircraft, dropped radiosondes and airdrop automatic weather stations can be used to obtain meteorological information in the target area, and even meteorological teams can be sent to the target area to carry field meteorological instruments to collect meteorological information in the target area.

Military meteorological forecast

People must be very familiar with the weather forecast. They should listen to it every day to decide our daily life. However, compared with the familiar public-oriented meteorological forecast, the meteorological forecast in military meteorological support is very different in terms of support object, forecast content and forecast accuracy.

Military meteorological forecast is an important part of military meteorological support. Modern military operations are joint operations involving multiple services such as land, sea and air. Different weapons and equipment, different combat tasks and different combat styles all have their most suitable meteorological conditions, and the contents and requirements of the forecast are also very different. Therefore, the military meteorological support work is very complicated, which requires both the ability to ensure the independent operation of a certain service arm and the ability to ensure the contract operation of all services and arms in the theater.

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