A confirmatory snowfall enhancement project in the snowy mountains of Australia. Part I: Project design and response variables

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1432-1447

  Manton, Michael J ^a   Warren, Loredana ^b   Kenyon, Suzanne L ^b   Peace, Andrew D ^b   Bilish, Shane P ^b   Kemsley, Karen ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Snowy Hydro Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud seeding; Orographic effects; Snowfall; Weather modification

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COLD FRONT; CONTROL AREA; FIELD STUDIES; FIXED TARGETS; GROUND BASED; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; PROJECT DESIGNS; SEEDING MATERIALS; SILVER CONCENTRATION; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; SUPERCOOLED LIQUID WATER;

CLOUD SEEDING; INDIUM; LANDFORMS; SEED; SUPERCOOLING;

SNOW;

CLOUD SEEDING; COLD FRONT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INDIUM; MOUNTAIN REGION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SNOW; WEATHER MODIFICATION; WESTERLY;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ALPS; SNOWY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79960371506     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAMC2659.1     Document Type: Article

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