Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding
Published on 2. July 1980
266 pages
978-0-08-095458-5 (ISBN)
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Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding
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Arnett S. Dennis
Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding
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01/1980
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Content
- Front Cover
- Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Principal Symbols
- Table of Physical Constants
- Chapter I. Introduction
- 1.1 Great Expectations
- 1.2 Opposition and Controversy
- 1.3 Why Cloud Seeding?
- Chapter II. The Atmospheric Aerosol
- 2.1 Observed Characteristics
- 2.2 The Mechanics of Aerosols
- 2.3 Turbulent Mixing of Aerosols
- 2.4 Vertical Distribution and Sedimentation of Aerosol Particles
- 2.5 Removal of Aerosol Particles from the Atmosphere by Washout
- 2.6 Origins of Cloud Condensation Nuclei
- 2.7 Origins of Natural Ice Nuclei
- Chapter III. The Formation of Clouds and Precipitation
- 3.1 The Microphysics of a Cloud Droplet
- 3.2 Formation of Water Clouds
- 3.3 Growth of Ice Crystals from Water Vapor
- 3.4 The Formation of Rain by Coalescence
- 3.5 The Bergeron Process
- 3.6 Hailstone Growth
- Chapter IV. Concepts and Models for Cloud Modification
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Modification of CCN Spectrum
- 4.3 Glaciogenic Seeding for Microphysical Effects
- 4.4 Seeding for Dynamic Effects
- 4.5 Seeding Effects at Large Distances
- Chapter V. Generation and Application of Silver Iodide Crystals and Other Seeding Agents
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Silver Iodide Generators and Their Products
- 5.3 Activity of Silver Iodide Particles
- 5.4 Conclusions about Silver Iodide Generators
- 5.5 Engineering Considerations for Various Delivery Systems
- 5.6 Concluding Remarks regarding Generators and Delivery Systems
- Chapter VI. Statistical Evaluation of the Results of Cloud Seeding
- 6.1 The Need for Statistical Evaluation
- 6.2 Evaluation of Operational Projects
- 6.3 Design and Evaluation of Randomized Experiments
- 6.4 Role of Cloud Models in Experiments
- 6.5 Synthesis
- Chapter VII. The Modification of Fog, Snow, and Rain
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Fog Modification
- 7.3 Augmentation of Precipitation: Is a Net Increase Possible?
- 7.4 Increasing Precipitation from Orographic Cloud Systems
- 7.5 Increasing Precipitation from Convective Cloud Systems
- 7.6 Large Area Effects
- 7.7 Increasing Precipitation from Synoptic Scale Cloud Systems
- 7.8 Inadvertent Modification of Precipitation
- 7.9 Conclusions and Future Outlook
- Chapter VIII. Suppression of Weather Hazards
- 8.1 Hail Suppression
- 8.2 Lightning Suppression
- 8.3 Modification of Hurricanes
- 8.4 Suppression of Other Hazards
- Chapter IX. Impacts of Weather Modification on Society
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Economic Considerations
- 9.3 Ecological Considerations
- 9.4 Sociological Considerations
- 9.5 Legal Considerations
- 9.6 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Index
