ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF HAIL SUPPRESSION REGIONAL DIRECTORATE

RDHS – village of Gelemenovo, Pazardzhik district

The hail suppression unit in village of Gelemenovo became a separate administrative one in 1972. Then is the first hail suppression season of the unit. In 1976 the unit was transferred to the Administration of Hydrology and Meteorology of the BAS and became a scientific and experimental base. Experiments in the field of cloud physics and weather modification were carried out. The contents of aerosol nuclei in the atmosphere and hail embryos in clouds ware studied. The structure and evolution of severe hail proces ses during the simmer and cloud system during the autumn and winter were studied by radar station MRL-5. Six years experiment in rain enhancement from isolated convective cells was carried out. From 1 August 1997 Hail suppression unit in village of Gelemenovo was restored in the structure of Hail suppression Agency.

Protected area: approximately 150 000 ha
Rocket sites: 18