V. M. Khan

Long-Range Forecasting of Forest Fire Risk Based on the PLAV Model Seasonal Ensemble Forecasts

5

B. G. Sherstyukov 

Lunar Perturbations in Earth Rotation Velocity Variations and in Atmospheric Pressure 

18

N. A. Kalinin and B. L. Smorodin

Unusual Phenomenon of Freezing Rain in Perm Krai

27

M. K. Zhekamukhov and A. M. Abshaev

Dispersion of Crystallizing Reagents by Detonation Method. Part II: Computation of Condensation Growth of Embryo Droplets and Their Further Enlargement Using the Simplified Brownian Coagulation Scheme

36

V. E. Sedov

On Climatic Variations and Climate Trends of Modern Moscow

47

G. S. Zhamsueva, A. S. Zayakhanov, A. V. Starikov, V. V. Tsydypov, A. A. Ayurzhanaev, L. P. Golobokova, U. G. Filippova, and T. V. Khodzher  

Chemical Composition of Aerosols in the Atmosphere of Mongolia

59

V. A. Ivanov, L. V. Cherkesov, and T. Ya. Shul’ga

Investigation of Effects of Spatially and Temporally Variable Wind on Currents, Surges, and Admixture Spread in the Sea of Azov

69

V. B. Titov and L. A. Chasovnikova 

Thermal Interaction between the Near-Water Atmospheric Layer and the Surface Water Layer on the Northeastern Shelf of the Black Sea

79

E. Sh. Elizbarashvili, O. Sh. Varazanashvili, N. S. Tsereteli, M. E. Elizbarashvili, and M. N. Kaishauri  

Wire Icing in Mountainous Regions of Georgia

89
INSTRUMENTS, OBSERVATIONS, AND PROCESSING

V. N. Sinyukovich and L. M. Sumenkov

Folding Snow Ruler

93
REVIEWS AND CONSULTATIONS

E. S. Dmitrievskaya, T. A. Krasil’nikova, and O. A. Markova 

Environmental Pollution and Radiation Situation on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2012  

98

L. N. Parshina and L. K. Khramova 

Weather on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2012  

104

T. V. Berezhnaya, A. D. Golubev, and L. N. Parshina 

Anomalous Hydrometeorological Phenomena on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2012  

107

A. M. Zvyagintsev, N. S. Ivanova, G. M. Kruchenitskii, S. N. Kotel’nikov, and G. I. Kuznetsov

Ozone Content over the Russian Federation Territory in the Second Quarter of 2012

120
 CHRONICLE   I. L. Karol’ (to the 85th Birthday) 124
L. Yu. Vasil’ev (to the 60th Birthday)  125
100 Years to the Mariinsk Meteorological Station in the Khabarovsk Krai   126
In Memory of A. V. Rozhdestvenskii (1933–2011)   127
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