What is the specific content of the Regulations on the Administration of Weather Modification?
According to Article 1 of the Regulations on the Management of Weather Modification, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Meteorological Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) in order to strengthen the management of weather modification and prevent and mitigate meteorological disasters. Article 2 Whoever engages in weather modification activities within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall abide by these Regulations.
Article 3 The term "weather modification" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the activities that, in order to avoid or mitigate meteorological disasters and make rational use of climatic resources, artificially affect the physical and chemical processes of local atmosphere through scientific and technological means under appropriate conditions to achieve the purposes of increasing rain and snow, hail suppression, rain elimination, fog elimination and frost prevention.
Article 4 Weather modification shall be organized, implemented, guided and managed by the competent meteorological departments under the leadership and coordination of local people's governments at or above the county level according to the scale and scope of operations. Article 5 To carry out weather modification work, a weather modification work plan shall be formulated. The work plan of weather modification shall be worked out by the relevant local competent meteorological departments in consultation with the relevant departments at the same level and implemented after being approved by the people's government at the same level.
Extended data:
The relevant requirements of the Weather Modification Ordinance stipulate that:
1. The transportation and storage of anti-aircraft guns, rockets, shells and rockets used in weather modification operations shall comply with the laws and regulations of the state on the management of weapons and equipment and explosives. Shells and rockets used in weather modification operations shall be kept by the army and local people's armed forces; If transportation is needed, it shall go through the formalities with the relevant departments in accordance with the provisions of national laws and regulations on the management of weapons and explosives.
2, the need to implement weather modification operations across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, determined by the relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government through consultation; If negotiation fails, it shall be determined by the competent meteorological department of the State Council in consultation with the people's governments of relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Rocket launchers, shells and rockets used in weather modification operations shall be produced by the competent meteorological department of the State Council and relevant departments in conjunction with designated enterprises in accordance with relevant national mandatory technical standards and requirements.
China Meteorological Bureau-Regulations on the Administration of Weather Modification