Warm Fog Artificial Dispersion, Preliminary Results

Authors

  • Alexandra Alekseeva

    Geoeffective Radiation Department, Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Rostokinskaya st.9, Moscow 129128, Russia
  • Vladimir Davidov

    Geoeffective Radiation Department, Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Rostokinskaya st.9, Moscow 129128, Russia
  • Vladimir Ivanov

    Department of Atmospheric Modelling, RPA Typhoon, Pobeda st.4, Obninsk 249038, Kaluga region, Russia
  • Aleksei Palei

    Geoeffective Radiation Department, Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Rostokinskaya st.9, Moscow 129128, Russia
  • Yuri Pisanko

    Geoeffective Radiation Department, Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Rostokinskaya st.9, Moscow 129128, Russia

    Ocean’s Thermo-Hydromechanics Chair, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Institutsky Lane 9, Dolgoprudny 141701, Moscow region, Russia
  • Anatoly Savchenko

    Department of Atmospheric Modelling, RPA Typhoon, Pobeda st.4, Obninsk 249038, Kaluga region, Russia
  • Marina Vasilyeva

    Guarding and Management Chair, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), Obraztsova st.9, Moscow 127994, GSP-4, Russia
  • Alexey Vasilev

    Automatic Control System Chair, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Bauman MSTU), Moscow 105005, Russia
  • Marina Zinkina

    Geoeffective Radiation Department, Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, Rostokinskaya st.9, Moscow 129128, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v8i2.7247
Received: 24 September 2024 | Revised: 28 March 2025 | Accepted: 9 April 2025 | Published Online: 22 April 2025

Abstract

We describe the results of laboratory and field experiments aimed at dispersing warm fog. The laboratory experiments were conducted inside the Large Aerosol Chamber (volume: 3500 m3) RPA Typhoon (Obninsk, Russia) while the field experiments were carried out in the Caucasus foothills (Nalchik, Russia) and foothills close to Usui-Karuizawa (Japan). The results of experiments in the Large Aerosol Chamber demonstrated that the ion wind generated by the corona discharge lifted the fog cloud from a height of 3 m to 12 m. In the installation area, the fog dissipated and the visibility range increased dramatically. Field experiments in the North Caucasus revealed that the method for fog displacement from a controlled area with air stream electrically cleared from fog droplets could only be recommended to disperse fog in the area located downwind of the object. At the same time, the fog flow velocity should also be no more than 5 m/s. Statistics of field experiments at foothills close to Usui-Karuizawa (Japan) indicated that the effect of corona discharge on warm fog manifested itself in a noticeable change in fog density and range of visibility. The methods of fog displacement with air mechanically purified from water droplets are also considered from the point of view of its potential technical solutions.

Keywords:

Fog Artificial Dispersion; Electric Charge; Corona Discharge; Ion-Dipole Interaction; Condensation

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Alekseeva, A., Davidov, V., Ivanov, V., Palei, A., Pisanko, Y., Savchenko, A., Vasilyeva, M., Vasilev, A., & Zinkina, M. (2025). Warm Fog Artificial Dispersion, Preliminary Results. Journal of Atmospheric Science Research, 8(2), 51–64. https://doi.org/10.30564/jasr.v8i2.7247

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