The 2003 summer appears one of the coolest. Is that so?

Only 12°C for this June with 160% of normal monthly rainfall. The early summer can appear here third of the coolest season for all the observation period since 1921. One may assume the new "ice age" begins, after cold winter and spring. But, an awful heat in western Europe does not allow to think so.

Recently I have returned from a journey, so pleasant despite of a foul weather. I have traveled to Cheboksary at the Volga river some 800 km east of Moscow. There I have developed two reports and consulted on local problems. The visit has stuck to my memory, due mainly to the nature and remarkable native arts of the Chuvash peoples. Estimably is the local agriculture with corn, soybean, barley and hop. And, dancing under bagpipe country music and a river cruise were wonderful!

Well, one after another, I inform about the current activity, replaced old "news" into the archive.

The 2003 (for the past half-year) "milestones" are:
Continuing research studies and applications

• Study of the statistical properties of rainfall fields based on weather radar data
• Field investigations of the spring flow and technogeneous wetlands to support engineering
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a pipeline construction
• Consulting the "HydroQuebec" about areal SWE (download word-document, 36 kb) based on our snow book

Recent publications and submittals
Announcements and contributions to the meetings

• ECWATECH-2004. World Exhibition and Congress on Water Technology. Moscow.
• The XIV-th All-Russian Conference of the Hydro Project explorers. Solnechnogorsk. Moscow region.
• Valday-2003. The Special Session of the ROSGIDROMET Service dedicated to experimental studies.
• Cheboksary-2003. The All-Russian Seminar "Methods and Technology of the Specialized
• Hydro-meteorological Service for Russian Agriculture". Cheboksary. Chuvash Republic.

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In place of seasonal news, I set up here "milestones" of the year 2002, considering the notable events and achievements which are of a great lot including:

New returns from the current studies:

Better understanding of the statistical properties of rainfall fields
Investigation and developments in drainage of technogeneous wetlands

Contributing to the meetings:

Conference "10-th Anniversary of the Commonwealth's Hydromet Service". Saint Petersburg. April
ECWATECH-2002. A Congress on Water Technology. Moscow. June
Lake Ladoga Forum. Veliky Novgorod. September

Visits, student practice, etc.

Seasonal diversions and news.

Current and future aims.

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