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http://dx.doi.org/10.5322/JESI.2022.31.2.117

Estimation of Available Days for a Cloud Seeding Experiment in Korea  

Jung, Woonseon (Convergence Meteorological Research Department, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Chang, Ki-Ho (Convergence Meteorological Research Department, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Cha, Joo Wan (Convergence Meteorological Research Department, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Ku, Jung Mo (Convergence Meteorological Research Department, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Lee, Chulkyu (Convergence Meteorological Research Department, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
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Journal of Environmental Science International / v.31, no.2, 2022 , pp. 117-129 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the characteristics of the meteorological and environmental conditions for a cloud seeding experiment over the Korean peninsula and estimated the available days for the same. The conditions of available days appropriate for a cloud seeding experiment were classified according to four purposes: water resources, drought relief, forest fire prevention, and air quality improvement. The average number of available days for a cloud seeding experiment were 91.27 (water resources), 45.93-51.11 (drought relief), 40.28-46.00 (forest fire prevention), and 42.19-44.60 days/year (air quality improvement). If six experiments were carried out per available day for a cloud seeding experiment, the number of times cloud seeding experiments could be conducted per year in a continuously operating system were estimated as 547.62 (water resources), 275.58-306.66 (drought relief), 241.68-276.00 (forest fire prevention), and 253.14-267.60 times/year (air quality improvement). From this result, it was possible to determine the appropriate meteorological and environmental conditions and statistically estimate the available days for a cloud seeding experiment. The data on the available days for a cloud seeding experiment might be useful for preparing and performing such an experiment.
Keywords
Cloud seeding; Available day; Atmospheric environmental condition;
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