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Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Status of and Future Directions in U.S. Weather Modification Research and Operations.

Title Critical issues in weather modification research / Committee on the Status of and Future Directions in U.S. Weather Modification Research and Operations, Board on Atomospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington : National Academies Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 123 pages) : illustrations
Contents Motivation -- Cloud Physics -- First Experiments and First Controversies -- An Emerging Industry and Developing Public Concern -- The Pioneering Experiments -- The Need for Impartial Assessment of Seeding Results -- Current Status of Weather Modification Operations and Research -- Current Operational Efforts -- Current Scientific Efforts -- Other Results -- Recognition of Key Uncertainties in Weather Modification -- Evaluation Requirements for Weather Modification -- Physical Evaluation -- Statistical Evaluation -- Measurement Uncertainties -- Uncertainties in Defining and Tracking the Target -- Uncertainties in Reaching the Target -- Assessing the Area Affected -- Tools and Techniques for Advancing our Understanding -- Measurement and Observing Technologies -- Modeling and Data Assimilation -- Laboratory Studies -- Field Studies -- Recommendations -- Glaciogenic and Hygroscopic Seeding: Previous Research and Current Status -- Modern Statistical Methods and Weather Modification Research -- Community Participation
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106)
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Weather control -- Research -- United States
Weather forecasting -- Research -- United States
NATURE -- Weather.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
Weather control -- Research -- United States.
Weather forecasting -- Research -- United States.
Weather control -- Research
Weather forecasting -- Research
United States
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Status of and Future Directions in U.S. Weather Modification Research and Operations.
LC no. 54109703
ISBN 030952699X
9780309526999
Other Titles Weather modification research