Cloud Physics and Cloud Seeding

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cloud_Physics_and_Cloud_Seeding
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:application drought mitigation
weather modification
hail suppression
fog dispersal
gptkbp:controversy effectiveness debated
environmental impact
gptkbp:firstExperiment 1946
gptkbp:firstExperimentLocation gptkb:General_Electric_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:focusesOn cloud formation
cloud microphysics
precipitation processes
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:goal increase rainfall
improve visibility
reduce hail damage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cloud Physics and Cloud Seeding
gptkbp:includes gptkb:cloud_seeding
gptkbp:method aerial dispersal
ground-based dispersal
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:World_Meteorological_Organization
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Irving_Langmuir
gptkb:Bernard_Vonnegut
gptkb:Vincent_J._Schaefer
gptkbp:regulates varies by country
gptkbp:relatedTo atmospheric science
meteorology
gptkbp:studies aerosols
ice crystals
cloud droplets
coalescence
condensation nuclei
precipitation enhancement
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:uses dry ice
liquid propane
potassium iodide
silver iodide
sodium chloride
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_J._Battan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7