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The results of experiments to enhance precipitation in Saudi Arabia by Weather Modification Inc. (USA) are presented. Statistical analysis of radar measurements indicates that there are significant changes in cloud characteristics and an increase in precipitation due to seeding.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Sinkevich, T.W. Crauss, 2010, published in Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, 2010, No. 6, pp. 26–37.
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Sinkevich, A.A., Crauss, T.W. Cloud modification in Saudi Arabia: Statistical estimation of the results. Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 35, 378–385 (2010). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373910060038
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