Clouds, Rain and Rainmaking
Author : B. J. Mason
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Page : pages
File Size : 38,76 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : B. J. Mason
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Page : pages
File Size : 38,76 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : B. J. Mason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 1975-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521206502
Dr Mason has revised and updated his popular account of cloud-related meteorological phenomena.
Author : B. J. Mason
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Page : pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : B. J. Mason
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Page : 189 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 1975
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Author : William Jackson Humphreys
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Page : 180 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Meteorology
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Author : University of Chicago. Department of Meteorology
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 34,37 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Cloud physics
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Author : Fletcher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521154796
This book examines cloud physics.
Author : Kristine Harper
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 022643723X
Weather control. Juxtaposing those two words is enough to raise eyebrows in a world where even the best weather models still fail to nail every forecast, and when the effects of climate change on sea level height, seasonal averages of weather phenomena, and biological behavior are being watched with interest by all, regardless of political or scientific persuasion. But between the late nineteenth century—when the United States first funded an attempt to “shock” rain out of clouds—and the late 1940s, rainmaking (as it had been known) became weather control. And then things got out of control. In Make It Rain, Kristine C. Harper tells the long and somewhat ludicrous history of state-funded attempts to manage, manipulate, and deploy the weather in America. Harper shows that governments from the federal to the local became helplessly captivated by the idea that weather control could promote agriculture, health, industrial output, and economic growth at home, or even be used as a military weapon and diplomatic tool abroad. Clear fog for landing aircraft? There’s a project for that. Gentle rain for strawberries? Let’s do it! Enhanced snowpacks for hydroelectric utilities? Check. The heyday of these weather control programs came during the Cold War, as the atmosphere came to be seen as something to be defended, weaponized, and manipulated. Yet Harper demonstrates that today there are clear implications for our attempts to solve the problems of climate change.
Author : United Nations. Dept. of Public Information
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Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,11 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Rain-making
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Author : Lawrence F. Lowery
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 1938946723
This soothing book is the perfect invitation to a relaxed afternoon of cloud gazing. It starts by encouraging young readers to observe what clouds look like, from thin wisps to puffy air castles to giant faces. Then the story raises natural questions: Where do clouds get water? Why does it rain? When rain makes puddles and puddles dry up, what happens to the water? The answers give children an easy-to-grasp picture of the water cycle while instilling the kind of curiosity that can lead to a lifetime of experiencing the world from a scientific perspective. Clouds, Rain, Clouds Again is part of the I Wonder Why book series, written to ignite the curiosity of children in grades K–6 while encouraging them to become avid readers. These books explore the marvels of geology, land forms, weather, environments, and other phenomena related to science and nature. Included in each volume is a Parent/Teacher Handbook with coordinating activities. The I Wonder Why series is written by an award-winning science educator and published by NSTA Kids, a division of NSTA Press. Lexile Framework: 590L Visit www.Lexile.com for more information about Lexile Measures.