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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weather control--Research--United States.

Weather control.

Weather forecasting--Research--United States.

Weather forecasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Weather modification research

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309133265

0309133262

9780309526999

030952699X

OCLC:

70734412