CLOUD SEEDING


Meaning of CLOUD SEEDING in English

A Weather Modification technique involving the injection of a substance into a cloud for the purpose of influencing the cloud's subsequent development. Ordinarily, this refers to the injection of a nucleating agent, which creates a nucleus around which precipitation will form. In common practice, cloud seeding involves the aerial release of silver iodide particles into convective clouds to create thunderstorms.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.