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Publications
For information on weather modification technologies and other meteorological applications, refer to the following publications. If you experience difficulty in loading the larger files, right click on the file and select 'save target as' to save the file to your computer.
Fog Dispersion Programs
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Summary of a Trial Winter Fog Clearing Program at the Missoula International Airport, 2006-2007
(Adobe Acrobat (PDF), 2.3 MB) |
Winter Cloud Seeding Programs
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30+ Winter Seasons of Operational Cloud Seeding in Utah (PDF, 1.7 MB) |
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An independent statistical analysis of a long-standing winter cloud seeding program in Utah (PDF, 0.3 MB) |
| A Level II Weather Modification Feasibility Study for Winter Snowpack Augmentation in the Salt River and Wyoming Ranges in Wyoming (PDF - 0.2 MB) or MS Word Format, 2.0 MB (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 39, 2007, reviewed) |
| Potential Use of Winter Cloud Seeding Programs to Augment the Flow of the Colorado River (PDF - 0.7 MB) or MS Word Format (6.3 MB) (White Paper, 2006, non-reviewed) |
| Santa Barbara Cloud Seeding Project in Coastal Southern California (PDF - 0.5 MB) or MS Word Format (0.6 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 37, 2005, reviewed section) |
| Is Air Pollution Impacting Winter Orographic Precipitation in Utah? (PDF - 0.9 MB) or MS Word Format (1.2 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 37, 2005, reviewed section) |
| Observations of Rime Icing in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah: Implications for Winter Season Cloud Seeding (PDF - 0.6 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 37, 2005, reviewed section) |
| Analysis of Downwind Seeding Effects - 2003 (PDF - 0.6 MB) or MS Word Format (0.7 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 35, 2003, non-reviewed section) |
| Economic Feasibility Study of a Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Idaho- 2002 (PDF - 0.7 MB) or Microsoft Word Format (2.2 MB)
Text-only MS Word version (0.06 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 34, 2002, reviewed section) |
| Utah Cloud Seeding Program - Increased Runoff/Cost
Analyses (PDF - 0.2 MB) (Stauffer and Williams, 2000) |
| An Update on
a Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Utah - 1997 (PDF - 10.6 MB) or MS Word Format (0.5 MB) Text-only MS Word (0.07 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 29, 1997, non-reviewed section) |
| A Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Utah -
1991 (PDF - 9.3 MB) or MS Word Format (1.4 MB) or Text-only MS Word (0.04 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 23, 1991, reviewed section) |
| Winter Orographic Cloud Seeding Northeast of Bear Lake, Utah - 1983 (PDF - 7.1 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 15, 1983, reviewed section) |
| Santa Barbara Pyrotechnic Cloud Seeding Test Results 1967-70 (Abstract Only, PDF, 0.02 MB) (AMS, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 10, #4, 1971) |
Summer Cloud Seeding Programs
| Summertime Cloud Seeding Programs in Central America Designed
to Enhance Hydroelectric Generation - Updated 1999 (PDF - 0.5 MB) (Non-reviewed) |
| Programa de
Sembrado de Nubespara Mejorar la Producción de Energía Hidroeléctrica en
el Área Colectora El Cajón, Honduras (PDF - 0.5 MB) (Non-reviewed) |
| Summertime Cloud Seeding Programs in
Central America Designed to Enhance Hydroelectric Power (PDF - 0.04 MB) (Non-reviewed) |
| Three Rainfall Augmentation Programs in Texas -
1987 (PDF - 9.8 MB) (WMA, Journal of Weather Modification, Vol. 19, 1987, reviewed section) |
For partial listings of prior NAWC cloud seeding projects click on the links below:
| Operational Programs (PDF Format) |
| Research Programs (PDF Format) |
| International Projects - Partial Listing (PDF) |
| Map of NAWC Operational Cloud Seeding Projects in the Western United States (1950 - 2009) |
Examples of climate studies conducted for use in the design of cloud seeding programs:
| Climate Study for the Uinta Range of Utah - PDF Format |
| Climate Study for Gunnison County, Colorado - PDF Format |
For information on Probable Maximum Precipitation studies view the following publications:
| Innovative Design Approaches for the South Platte Reservoir - PDF Format - Hi Resolution (2033 KB) |
| Innovative Design Approaches for the South Platte Reservoir - PDF Format - Low Resolution (1030 KB) |
If you would like complete reproductions of any of these papers, please contact us by phone (801) 942-9005 or email.
