Individual System Precipitation induced by cloud seeding

What is cloud seeding ?

Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds, by dispersing substances into the air that serve as cloud condensation or ice nuclei, which alter the microphysical processes within the cloud.

Cloud seeding agents

1.Silver iodide is used as the glaciogenic (ice nucleating) seeding material because it has physical properties very similar to natural ice crystals

2. Indium (III) oxide is used as the inert tracer agent. The tracer particles are similar in size to the seeder particles; however they have no ice nucleating properties

Benefits of Cloud seeding

1.Artificially causing rain to facilitate habitation

2.Creating impact to reduce global warming

Cloud Seeding Process

1. A comparatively dry and deserted area Anakie , in between Geelong and Ballarat is chosen as reference location

2. 30 km radius area is considered for the system operation