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    Method of cloud seeding.

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    United States Patent 1) Mather CANAL AA 'US005357865A. Patent Number: 5,357,865 Oct, 25, 1994 Date of Patent: ful] [45] [54] METHOD OF CLOUD SEEDING [75] Inventor: Graeme K, Mather, Ne’spruit, South Africa [73] Assignee: Water Research Commission, Pretoria, South Africa [21] Appl. No: $40,007 [22] Filed: Feb, 21, 1992 [30] Foreign Application Priority Data Feb, 22, 1991 [ZA] South Aftica se AIBA [51] Int, CL . AOIG 15/00; F42B 4/04 (2) US.a. 102/361; 252/194; 239/2.1; 239/141 252/194, 319; 102/361; [58] Field of Search 239/21, 14.1 56] References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS Re. 29,142 2/1977 Papes et a. 252/305 3)127,107 3/1964 Merryweather vu 239/2 3/441/214 4/1969 D'Avignon et al. 2239/2 31587965. 6/1971 Zettlemoyer et al 39/2 3,613,992 10/1971 Knollenberg sn 239/2 3,630,950 12/1971 Papee etal. 252/308 3659,785 5/1972 Nelson etal BOAR 3,786,099. 1/1974 Bosco . BOAR 3785557 1/1978 Womack 230/18 3.902934 9/1975. Timmerman “149/83 3,940,089. 2/1976 Clark etal... 292K $096,005 6/1978. Slusher ... 49/8 4UIL9HL 9/1978 Garrison 260/583 P 4140274 2/1979 Gerber BSR 4373391 2/1983 Johns0M www 73/335 4,653,690 3/1987 St. Amand etal. 2397211 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 2137815. 8/1973 Denmark 1/1972 France . 2167266 LO ssp 219035321972 2267696 11/1975, 2385075 3/1977 2384979 1/1979 2468300 4/1981 France 1110768 3/1965. United Kingdom ... OTHER PUBLICATIONS Hindeman, Edward E. 11, “Water Droplet Fogs Formed From Pyrotechnically Generated Condensa- tion Nuclei.” J. Wea. Modif., 10, 1978 Chemical Abstracts, vol. 71, No. 93661v. Chemical Abstracts, vol. 75, No. 53498y. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 79, No. 8209b. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 80, No. 98560g. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 81, No. 52764v. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 82, No. 173987u. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 86, No. 109380a. ‘Chemical Abstracts, vol. 88, No. 91692h. Chemical Abstracts, vol. 92, No. 61832u. Chemical Abstracts, vol. 101, No. 155361w. Primary Examiner—Peter A. Nelson ‘Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Richards, Medlock & ‘Andrews (s7] ABSTRACT ‘A method of cloud seeding for precipitation enhance- ‘ment comprises releasing hygroscopic seeding particles from a seeding flare 10. The particles are obtained by ‘burning, in the flare, a pyrotechnic composition which includes, as an oxidizing agent, a compound selected from the group consisting in potassium chlorate and potassium perchlorate. The particles are allowed to enter a suitable cloud formation. The particles act as seeds or nuclei for precipitable water drop formation, thereby to enhance precipitation from the cloud forma- tion. France France France | France C101 5/00 20 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets f 10 RIT 1 eases POOL _| 14 bo Ares US. Patent Oct. 25, 1994 Sheet 1 of 4 5,357,865 HEIGHT (km) 10-115 0 o 0 85-10 0 ,30\ 0 7-85 0 oO = \o o0 0 oOo 5-5-7 ° 37.34 ° 4-55 ° SI 43 9 al 32 ° 25-4 o 23) 371 “oN 431 34! 0 TIME(min) = -10 ° lo 20 30 40 50 FIG 3 LEGEND: VALUES ARE GIVEN IN dBz fe % y [> f ROSY 22 LA OV Keo Be Peels 5,357,865 Sheet 2 of 4 Oct. 25, 1994 US. Patent a2 Old eNOuOWY) Baya (wy aiy Yunom loz 100 Won oos 10 {gW9/0U) 2NOD TWLOL dSSho 90) ' V2 Old (SNoMOIN) YaLaWvId z ssvd lye il : ; WWE 0-0 10 mw ° lo-2 (cuu9/ouwirt 2g NOI

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