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The importance of the weather in aerial spraying

Part of: Sustainable Aerospace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. J. Adams
R. J. Adams*
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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The demand for aerial spraying is determined by agricultural needs and timing. The degree to which an aerially applied compound is effective is governed by many factors, which exercise their influence both at the time the compound is applied and for some time before and after this event. The impact of the weather and its interaction with other factors may be felt at all stages of relevance to an aerial spraying operation—these stages, which are of course also relevant to ground based spraying operations, may be categorised as follows:

  • (i) The long term pre-spraying environment (measured on a time scale of days or weeks).

  • (ii) The immediate pre-spraying environment (measured on a time scale of hours).

  • (iii) Conditions at the time of spraying.

  • (iv) The immediate post-spraying environment.

  • (v) The long term post-spraying environment.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 82 , Issue 810 , June 1978 , pp. 265 - 266
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1978 

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