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ansumannanda
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cloud seeding

Post by ansumannanda »

my projectectis about cloud seeding. i was thinking of a machine that would go in between the clouds and produce cooling efect hence condensing the clouds using cryocoolers. is this possible?
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Re: cloud seeding

Post by norman40 »

Hi ansumannanda,

Significant cooling of clouds or the air between them would require quite a lot of energy due to the large volumes of air and water involved. Your suggestion is probably not feasible.

I hope this helps. Please ask again if you have more questions.

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