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Alternative Title:
Project Stormfury hypothesis
Personal Author:
Sheets, Robert C.;
Corporate Authors:
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory;
NOAA Program & Office:
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research); AOML (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory);
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Description:
The Project Stormfury modification theory, its physical basis, and the experiment design are described, and the possible effects of such experiments on tropical cyclone motion, rainfall, wind fields, and storm surge are examined. Studies of natural storm variability, exploratory experiments, sensitivity tests, numerical simulations, and theoretical calculations indicate that experiments conducted according to the Stormfury hypothesis could result in reductions of 10% to 15% in the maximum windspeed and associated damage reductions of 20% to 60%, with no apparent significant and/or detectable effect on storm motion or net rainfall accumulated areawide or at specific locations for a moving storm.
Content Notes:
Robert C. Sheets. "Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories." "August 1981." Also available online in PDF via the NOAA Central Library. Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-37).
Keywords:
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Cyclones
Weather Control

Series:
NOAA technical report ERL ; 414; NOAA technical report ERL. 30 AOML;
NOAA technical report ERL ; 414; NOAA technical report ERL. 30 AOML; Less -
Document Type:
Technical Report;
Place as Subject:
United States;
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:332fe0716cf38b9034e1aabd9218e4718e6e48a779808cb76781651a90c56c0e
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