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Background
The Indonesian Government's Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, or BPPT) has established the need for an atmospheric water resource program to provide extra water for hydroelectric power near the PT-INCO nickel mining and processing operations located on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
As part of BPPT's program development, WMI has been contracted to provide airborne cloud seeding operations over the catchments of Lakes Matano, Mahalona, and Towuti in South Sulawesi. The contract period for this initial project runs from March 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005. A research component will be included during parts of April and May, with assistance from scientific personnel from NCAR (the National Center for Atmospheric Research) of the US.
Project Area
Project Information
Project Purpose:
Rain enhancement and Atmospheric Research
Project Duration:
March 1, 2005 - May 31, 2005
Equipment Used:
One Piper Cheyenne II
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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