Light rain and heavy rain standard
Legal basis: Article 41 of the Meteorological Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The meanings of the following terms in this Law are:
(1) Meteorological facilities refer to meteorological detection facilities, special transmission facilities for meteorological information, large-scale meteorological special technical equipment, etc.
(2) Meteorological detection refers to the systematic observation and measurement of atmospheric physical processes, phenomena and chemical properties in the atmosphere and near-surface layer by means of science and technology.
(3) Meteorological observation environment refers to the environmental space formed by the minimum distance necessary to avoid all kinds of interference and ensure meteorological observation facilities to obtain meteorological observation information accurately.
(4) Meteorological disasters refer to disasters caused by typhoon, rainstorm (snow), cold wave, strong wind (sandstorm), low temperature, high temperature, drought, lightning, hail, frost and fog.
(5) Weather modification refers to the activities of artificially influencing local atmospheric physical and chemical processes through scientific and technological means to increase rain and snow, prevent hail, eliminate rain, eliminate fog and prevent frost in order to avoid or mitigate meteorological disasters and rationally utilize climate resources under appropriate conditions.