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A Cloud-Seeding Experiment in South Australia

E. J. Smith, E. E. Adderley, F. D. Bethwaite

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Abstract

A cloud-seeding experiment was conducted in South Australia from 1957 to 1959 inclusive in which clouds over one of two areas were seeded with silver-iodide smoke released from an aircraft, with random choice of area. No precipitation increases due to seeding were detected.

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A cloud-seeding experiment was conducted in South Australia from 1957 to 1959 inclusive in which clouds over one of two areas were seeded with silver-iodide smoke released from an aircraft, with random choice of area. No precipitation increases due to seeding were detected.

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A cloud-seeding experiment was conducted in South Australia from 1957 to 1959 inclusive in which clouds over one of two areas were seeded with silver-iodide smoke released from an aircraft, with random choice of area. No precipitation increases due to seeding were detected.

Key concepts: Seeding, Cloud seeding, Silver iodide, Precipitation, Environmental science, Smoke, Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences

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