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Methods and Results of Hail Suppression in Europe and in the USSR

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Hail: A Review of Hail Science and Hail Suppression

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Current hail suppression projects in France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Switzerland and the Soviet Union are summarized with regard to seeding techniques, operational methods and evaluation of results.

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  1. Atmospheric Physics, ETH, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland

    Bruno Federer

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Federer, B. (1977). Methods and Results of Hail Suppression in Europe and in the USSR. In: Foote, G.B., Knight, C.A. (eds) Hail: A Review of Hail Science and Hail Suppression. Meteorological Monographs, vol 16. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-30-0_11

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