Project Status: Operational


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Project Purpose:
Rain enhancement and Atmospheric Research

Project Duration:
July 24, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Equipment Used:

  • Two Beechcraft King Airs
      Equipped with:

    • burn-in-place (BIP) flare racks mounted on the wings of the aircraft

    • ejectable flare racks mounted on the belly of the aircraft

  • One WMI 74C 5-cm Weather Radar with TITAN analysis and display software

  • One weather baloon sounding facility for daily forecasting

  • WMI AirLink GPS-based aircraft tracking and data acquisition equipment

Seeding Agent Used:

  • glaciogenic ejectable flares

  • glaciogenic burn-in-place (BIP) flares

  • hygroscopic burn-in-place (BIP) flares

WMI Project Personnel:

  • One meteorologist

  • Two pilots

  • One electronics technician

  • One aircraft maintenance technician

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