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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969994303321

Titolo

Critical issues in weather modification research / / Committee on the Status of and Future Directions in U.S. Weather Modification Research and Operations, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

9780309133265

0309133262

9780309526999

030952699X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Disciplina

551.68/072/073

Soggetti

Weather control - Research - United States

Weather forecasting - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Status of Weather Modification Operations and Research -- 3 Evaluation Requirements for Weather Modification -- 4 Tools and Techniques for Advancing Our Understanding -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- A Glaciogenic and Hygroscopic Seeding: Previous Research and Current Status -- B Modern Statistical Methods and Weather Modification Research -- C Glossary -- D Acronyms -- E Community Participation -- F Committee Member Biographies.

Sommario/riassunto

The weather on planet Earth is a vital and sometimes fatal force in human affairs.Efforts to control or reduce the harmful impacts of weather go back far in time. Inthis, the latest National Academies' assessment of weather modification, the committeewas asked to assess the ability of current and proposed weather modificationcapabilities to provide beneficial impacts on water resource management andweather hazard mitigation. It examines new technologies, reviews advances



innumerical modeling on the cloud and mesoscale, and considers how improvementsin computer capabilities might be applied to weather modification. Critical Issues inWeather Modification Research examines the status of the science underlying weathermodification in the United States. It calls for a coordinated national research programto answer fundamental questions about basic atmospheric processes and toaddress other issues that are impeding progress in weather modification.