Weather and Climate Modification Problems and Prospects: Final Report of the Panel on Weather and Climate Modification, Volume 2National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1966 |
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... tropics may be more promising than that of over - water tradewind cumuli . Howell ( 1960 ) has discussed briefly the question of the efficacy of using silver iodide to seed such island cumuli in the tropics , suggesting that buoyancy ...
... tropics may be more promising than that of over - water tradewind cumuli . Howell ( 1960 ) has discussed briefly the question of the efficacy of using silver iodide to seed such island cumuli in the tropics , suggesting that buoyancy ...
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... tropics The tropics , about 75 percent of which is ocean , covers about half the area of the earth . It is the boiler of the giant heat engine that runs the atmosphere . Even though most of us are affected by the weather in the higher ...
... tropics The tropics , about 75 percent of which is ocean , covers about half the area of the earth . It is the boiler of the giant heat engine that runs the atmosphere . Even though most of us are affected by the weather in the higher ...
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... tropics is about 5 percent lower than was estimated pre- viously . This apparently small error has a very large effect because the actual heat source of the tropics is determined by the difference of two large numbers - the solar input ...
... tropics is about 5 percent lower than was estimated pre- viously . This apparently small error has a very large effect because the actual heat source of the tropics is determined by the difference of two large numbers - the solar input ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MODIFYING CLOUDS AND STORM SYSTEMS | 3 |
IntroductionSome Pertinent Aspects of Cloud Physics | 4 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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aircraft albedo artificial atmosphere Braham carbon dioxide changes climate modification cloud physics cloud-seeding CO₂ computed concentration condensation convective cumulonimbus clouds cumulus clouds cycle cyclonic diffusion distribution downwind droplets dynamics eddy eddy-diffusion energy estimate evaluation experiment experimental extratropical cyclones Geophys Geophysical global hail heat Hemisphere humidity hurricane ice nuclei important increase indicate instability jet stream latitudes layer measurements mesosphere Meteorol meteorological motions natural nucleation nuclei observational ocean operational orographic Panel parameters particles percent physical pollution possible precipitation prediction present problem processes produce projects question radiation rain rainfall randomized regions regression release scale Science Services Administration scientific seeding effects significance level silver iodide statistical stimulation storm stratosphere supercooled target area techniques temperature thermal thermosphere tion trials tropics troposphere turbulent types updraft upper variables variations vertical water vapor weather and climate weather modification wind