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<br />SEEDING EFFECTS (Small Clouds) <br /> <br />UPDRAFT SPEEDS (200 to 2000ft/m,n:f.s, rc::,"\ 20,000 ft <br />NATURAL CLOUD LIFE CYCLE ~"~ j;~:':\. <br />t. '. ~" , <br />n ..:. :;: l J ....... \ , <br />eooo'4't-~3 dI1 J~] \ .l-ft.-\J A\,~ <br />CUMULUS STARTS FEW LARGE DROPS FORM, MD LARGE DROPS FORM LARGE DROPS COALESCE FEW RAINDROPS FALL. <br />BUILDING CLOUD GROWS CLOUD REACHES MAX- WITH OTHER DROPLETS & CLOUDOISSIPATES <br />GL___~ IMUM HEIGHT. ____.GROWINm!lA!NDROPS'-- ~ <br /> <br />HYGROSCOPICALLY <br />SEEDED CLOUD <br /> <br /> <br />j ~~ 20,OOOft <br />.. ;J ~: <br />",' ::'::''i';,:::)f ,',' <br />6OO0.~~ii0 kfu,. A1c;}. dX~~C) ~~;~) <br />,,' "\ 7" ~ / ','\ .# --.~\{\\" \ ~ l\'\i' <br />LARGE . , ' , ~~\ <br />DROPSINTROOUCEOEARLY COALESCENCE LIGHT RAIN MODERATE..,.. ", ~.,\c~ _ <br />JHRU HYGROSCOPIC..- ,_FORMS _,____ BEGINS, ___________ m HEAVY RAIN, ~ -' -~~ <br />SEEDING, , RAINDROPS, . <br /> <br />SEEDING EFFECTS (Large Storm) <br /> <br />UPDRAFT SPEEDS (2000 to 5000 It/mln) <br /> <br />NATURAL CLOUD <br />(30.. EFFICIENCY) <br /> <br /> <br />40,OOOft <br /> <br />, ,',: CIRRUS SHIELD <br /> <br />,*,l;{~"~,""" ~ <br /> <br />*1,: t:, i i l' "-MUCH OFWATER PROCESSED <br />',,: t ,',* BY ClOUD GOES OUT OF TOP <br />., " <br />-\~,' t:: '\ <br />(Ii f (" ' <br /> <br />3,000 fti;L.r, * )\' I' .....~ 1 <br /> <br />HVGROSC;':'~~: :::=~~Y'(c-- <br /> <br /> <br />(60.. EFFICIENCY) ,:1.,(;'::, ~ ' <br /> <br />NEGLIGIBLE DYNAMIC EFFECTS SO UPDRAFTS ,:y,:,::':'.';' '.\ <br />NOT INCREASED . -.:...:.... ...' "It'" 3000 Ft <br />LARGE DROPS FORM LOWER IN CLOUD AND '''~, ~ \ ' <br />FALL OUT OF THE BASE INSTEAD OF ~~" ,\,~ <br />BEl NG THROWN OUT AT THE TOP, ,'~- <br /> <br /> <br />40,000 ft <br /> <br />25 <br />