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DRY ICE SEEDING [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Introduction of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) into a supercooled cloud in order to produce a large amount of ice crystals to activate the formation of precipitation (application of the Bergeron-Findeisen theory).

Key term(s)
  • dry ice seeding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Introduction de neige carbonique (dioxyde de carbone à l'état solide) dans un nuage d'eau surfondue dans le but de produire une grande quantité de cristaux de glace pour déclencher la formation de la précipitation (application de la théorie de Bergeron-Findeisen).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Introducción de hielo seco (anhídrido carbónico sólido) en el interior de una nube de agua subfundida para producir una gran cantidad de cristales de hielo que estimulan la formación de precipitación de acuerdo con la teoría de Bergeron-Findeisen.

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