Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate; Committee On The Status Of And Future Directions In U.S. Weather Modification Research And Operations

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309090539 ISBN 13: 9780309090537

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2003

Synopsis

The weather on planet Earth is a vital and sometimes fatal force in human affairs. Efforts to control or reduce the harmful impacts of weather go back far in time. In this, the latest National Academies' assessment of weather modification, the committee was asked to assess the ability of current and proposed weather modification capabilities to provide beneficial impacts on water resource management and weather hazard mitigation. It examines new technologies, reviews advances in numerical modeling on the cloud and mesoscale, and considers how improvements in computer capabilities might be applied to weather modification. Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research examines the status of the science underlying weather modification in the United States. It calls for a coordinated national research program to answer fundamental questions about basic atmospheric processes and to address other issues that are impeding progress in weather modification.

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Committee on the Status and Future Directions in U.S Weather Modification Research and Operations, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309090539
• ISBN 13: 9780309090537
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 143