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Schaefer’s 1946 cloud seeding experiment initiated a quest for weather modification techniques. Progress has been slow; but there are several reasons for believing that useful precipitation augmentation may be possible.
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Braham, R.R. (1986). Precipitation Enhancement—A Scientific Challenge. In: Precipitation Enhancement—A Scientific Challenge. Meteorological Monographs. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-17-1_1
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