Computer Model Determination of Convective Cloud Seeded Growth Using Project Whitetop DataSource: Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1972:;volume( 011 ):;issue: 005::page 818Author:McCarthy, John
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1972)011<0818:CMDOCC>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The one-dimensional cumulus dynamics model of Simpson and Wiggert has been applied to a large set of southern plains summer soundings to determine the seeding potential in terms of cloud growth and tower precipitation production. A 25% increase in height is predicted on 22% of the days, while a 50% increase is expected on about 7% of the days. The water fallout from the tower is seen to increase by 25% on 37% of the days. It was not possible to determine the precipitation on the ground as a part of the model calculation. Cloud size varies inversely with the model entrainment rate, whose complicated relationship to seedability is analyzed in detail.
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| contributor author | McCarthy, John | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:22:25Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:22:25Z | |
| date copyright | 1972/08/01 | |
| date issued | 1972 | |
| identifier issn | 0021-8952 | |
| identifier other | ams-8400.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4227290 | |
| description abstract | The one-dimensional cumulus dynamics model of Simpson and Wiggert has been applied to a large set of southern plains summer soundings to determine the seeding potential in terms of cloud growth and tower precipitation production. A 25% increase in height is predicted on 22% of the days, while a 50% increase is expected on about 7% of the days. The water fallout from the tower is seen to increase by 25% on 37% of the days. It was not possible to determine the precipitation on the ground as a part of the model calculation. Cloud size varies inversely with the model entrainment rate, whose complicated relationship to seedability is analyzed in detail. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Computer Model Determination of Convective Cloud Seeded Growth Using Project Whitetop Data | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 11 | |
| journal issue | 5 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1972)011<0818:CMDOCC>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 818 | |
| journal lastpage | 822 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1972:;volume( 011 ):;issue: 005 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |