METHOD FOR RAPID INVESTIGATION OF ATMOSPHERE, EARTH'S SURFACE AND OCEAN Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G01W1/08 G01W1/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: investigated region is monitored based on background and/or archived information. A data base is formed, which contains information on the bottom relief, stationary hydrodynamic processes, the state of the natural environment and industrial objects, geophysical fields, as well as information obtained via remote aerospace probing. Electronic maps of the region under investigation are constructed. Using a diagnostic module, sets of capsules with measuring equipment are then delivered to the region under investigation. The measuring equipment of the capsules includes drift and underwater measuring stations and a radioprobe. Necessary measurements are taken. The obtained signals are converted to digital codes and transmitted to reception and processing centres. During processing, fluctuation of anomalous signals at background levels of the natural environment is picked up Further, comparative analysis of stationary and dynamic processes is carried out and anomalous regions are identified. Unfolding of the situation is then predicted. If signals of new anomalous points appear during detection, the forecast is adjusted based on adaptive forecast evaluation techniques. The degree of risks affecting industrial objects is then determined based on the prediction of development of anomalous processes in the investigated region via an expert evaluation method.

EFFECT: high reliability and information content, as well as wider functional capabilities.