News Release

Snow formation via cloud seeding

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers report detailed observations, using radar and aircraft-mounted instrumentation, of the chain of events following cloud seeding with silver iodide, showing formation of ice crystals within 30 minutes of seeding, growth of ice crystals up to and exceeding 1 mm in diameter, and subsequent precipitation as snow, aiding future investigations of cloud seeding efficacy.

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Article #17-16995: "Precipitation formation from orographic cloud seeding," by Jeffrey R. French et al.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jeffrey R. French, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; tel: 307-766-4143; e-mail: <jfrench@uwyo.edu>


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