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<br />) <br /> <br />SEEDING OPERATIONS & SEEDING MATERIALS <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />Objectives <br /> <br />The objective of cloud seeding in the "Muddy Road" <br /> <br /> <br />area continues to be modification of convective storms with <br /> <br /> <br />the aim of increasing rainfall, with a secondary objective of <br />reducing the potential for hail. <br /> <br />The third objective of the program is to collect and <br /> <br /> <br />archive storm and other meteorological data during the seeding <br /> <br /> <br />season. This data, along with rainfall and hail crop insurance <br /> <br /> <br />data, will be used in later analysis and seeding evaluation <br />studies. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Seeding Methods <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />1. Cloud-Top Seeding <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />The application of silver iodide pyrotechnic seed- <br /> <br /> <br />ing material at or near the top of newly developed peripherical <br /> <br /> <br />storm turrets was the principal method used for treating the <br /> <br />- 17 - <br />