CLOUDSEEDING

Cloud seeding

Cloud seeding, a form of intentional weather modification, is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds, by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei, which alter the microphysical processes within the cloud. The usual intent is to increase precipitation, but hail and fog suppression are also widely practiced in airports.

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cloud seeding

Noun

  1. The act of firing munitions containing silver iodide at passing clouds to make them more likely to produce rain.


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