Weather reporter is telling millitary actions in Holland

A few days ago a weather-reporter

(i think it was RTL, this girl :
www.ad.nl...)

told that the Dutch millitary would try metals in the sky.

Why ? She told that millitary wanted to try to fool radar.

It's the first time i heard that.

Anybody else ever heared that from a wheather-girl ?

I have seen topics about German weather-men talking about strange clouds....anything to do with this ?

Originally posted by webstra
A few days ago a weather-reporter

(i think it was RTL, this girl :
www.ad.nl...)

told that the Dutch millitary would try metals in the sky.

Why ? She told that millitary wanted to try to fool radar.

It's the first time i heard that.

Anybody else ever heared that from a wheather-girl ?

I have seen topics about German weather-men talking about strange clouds....anything to do with this ?

did it mention...

whether it was boron or aluminum they were using?


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I think she did....but i don't remember that good enough.

I'll try to get it from internet...so far....nothing.

reply to post by webstra


without having seen the actual report, I'd say the obvious explanation is that she's referring to military exercises deploying anti radar chaff which may, in turn, produce anomalous readings on weather radar.

Something which never, ever, happens in the UK - a pity as I'd like to be able to observe it (on radar) for reference purposes.

[edit on 22-5-2008 by Essan]

Originally posted by prevenge

did it mention...

whether it was boron or aluminum they were using?
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This is the video :

av.rtl.nl...

Minute 3:03 - 3:35

Silver iodide...they do it every month she said.

It's a problem for the weather forecasters...she said

Originally posted by Essan
reply to post by webstra

 

without having seen the actual report, I'd say the obvious explanation is that she's referring to military exercises deploying anti radar chaff which may, in turn, produce anomalous readings on weather radar.

Something which never, ever, happens in the UK - a pity as I'd like to be able to observe it (on radar) for reference purposes.

[edit on 22-5-2008 by Essan]

And indeed, she talking about Chaff.....

*sigh*

Oh well, it's something all meteorologists must live with.

Every nation's military does it for training purposes.

Shattered OUT...

Originally posted by webstra


Silver iodide...they do it every month she said.

It's a problem for the weather forecasters...she said

Silver iodide is also used for cloud seeding to bring rain.

reply to post by Shere Khaan

Source? Proof?

This is something I've never heard the meteorologist say on TV (no wonder though as I live a country whose military could be overrun by an ant farm) but she was probably referring to Chaff. For those who don't know it's pieces of metal released/fired into the air to confuse radar systems.

Read more here Wikipedia