UAEREP tests efficiency of new cloud seeding nanomaterials in US

UAEREP tests efficiency of new cloud seeding nanomaterials in US

ABU DHABI - The UAE Rain Enhancement Program, UAEREP, overseen by the National Centre of Meteorology, NCM, has launched a flight campaign in the State of Texas, United States, to investigate the effect of novel cloud seeding nanomaterials on the droplet size distribution, and ultimately, the rainfall generation process.The open atmosphere airborne tests are the culmination of successful laboratory-scale experiments and modelling studies carried out over the past 4 years, as well as the tests that took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, last year.The campaign is a combined effort leveraging research outcomes and capabilities from two UAEREP projects. Developed by Professor Linda Zou, a professor at Khalifa University and one of the three awardees of the Programme's First Cycle, the innovative cloud seeding materials are being tested by Dr. Paul