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Three-Dimensional Modelling of Precipitation Enhancement by Cloud Seeding in Three Different Climate Zones
| العنوان: | Three-Dimensional Modelling of Precipitation Enhancement by Cloud Seeding in Three Different Climate Zones |
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| المؤلفون: | Mladjen Ćurić, Miloš Lompar, Djordje Romanic, Linda Zou, Haoran Liang |
| المصدر: | Atmosphere, Vol 10, Iss 6, p 294 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Meteorology. Climatology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | weather modification, cloud seeding, WRF, precipitation enhancement, climate zones, seeding material, Meteorology. Climatology, QC851-999 |
| الوصف: | This study numerically investigates precipitation enhancement from cumuliform clouds in three different climate regions: (1) Arid climate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE); (2) maritime climate of Thailand; and (3) continental climate of Serbia. Recently developed core/shell sodium chloride (NaCl)/titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanostructure (CSNT) aerosol was tested as a precipitation enhancer in all three climate regions. Previous experimental studies in cloud chambers and idealized numerical simulations demonstrated that CSNT is a significantly more effective precipitation enhancer than the traditional NaCl. Here, CSNT and NaCl seeding agents are incorporated into the WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model microphysics with explicate treatment of aerosol. Our results show that CSNT is a profoundly more effective precipitation enhancer in the case of arid climate characterized with low humidity. The accumulated surface precipitation in the arid test was 1.4 times larger if CSNT seeding agent was used instead of NaCl. The smallest difference in the effectiveness between CSNT and NaCl was observed in the maritime case due to their similar activation properties at high values of relative humidity. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2073-4433 10060294 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/6/294; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/atmos10060294 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/941b3946e7794b219919f686b1b5232d |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.941b3946e7794b219919f686b1b5232d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20734433 10060294 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/atmos10060294 |