WMOD00570

• Title: Precipitation Enhancement Effects of Sorghum, Using a Daily Growth Model
• Date: 4/1/1982
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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40 MEAN NATURAL YIELD = 5606 kg/ha .<= E OW 40 MEAN NATURAL YIELD = 3122 kg/ho
oW , .<= 100 E
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Good land 1500 San Angelo
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OW MEAN NATURAL YIELD = 3386 kg/ho .<= MEAN NATURAL YIELD =6573 kg/ho ' E
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MEAN NATURAL PRECIP=303.8 mm Jl W<[ MEAN NATURAL PRECIP=213.4 mm
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SCENARIO
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SCENARIO
Figure 5 Hi stograms of modeled yield and precipitation increases for
selected scenarios

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