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    Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into them and seeding them with silver iodide. The project was run by the...
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    researched and was subject to a weather modification experiment by Project Stormfury, in which it was seeded with silver iodide. A disturbance associated...
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    experiment was deemed a success, and led to the establishment of Project Stormfury. Tropical cyclones portal Other storms of the same name List of New...
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  • Weather modification in North America (category Meteorology research and field projects)
    Canada. Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into them and seeding with silver iodide. The project was run...
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  • Philippines, Texas, and Florida in a hurricane study program called Project Stormfury. Operation Popeye's goal was to increase rainfall in carefully selected...
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    of the U.S. government's hurricane modification experiment Project Stormfury. This project set out to seed clouds outside the eyewall, apparently causing...
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    Project Stormfury was an attempt to weaken tropical cyclones by flying aircraft into storms and seeding the eyewall with silver iodide. The project was...
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    in the Atlantic basin using cloud seeding in the 1960s was called Project STORMFURY. Scientists tested four hurricanes across eight days and observed...
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    over the western Atlantic Ocean, Ginger became the last target of Project Stormfury, which sought to weaken hurricanes by depositing silver iodide into...
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    annually, each seeding experiment consuming 10–50 grams. (see also Project Stormfury, Operation Popeye).[citation needed] Extreme exposure can lead to...
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    p. 505. GERL 1952, p. 61. Christopher Landsea (n.d.). "What was Project Stormfury?" (FAQ). Tropical Cyclone FAQ Subject C4. Hurricane Research Division...
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    Philippines, Texas, and Florida in a hurricane study program called Project Stormfury. The chemical weather modification program was conducted from Thailand...
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  • detailed study of a supercell storm (over Wokingham, UK). Project STORMFURY begins its 10-year project of seeding hurricanes with silver iodide, attempting...
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    of the U.S. government's hurricane modification experiment Project Stormfury. This project set out to seed clouds outside the eyewall, causing a new eyewall...
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    Andrew in 1992, and Hurricane Michael in 2018. During the 1969 season, Project Stormfury conducted seeding experiments on Hurricane Debbie, which declined...
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    over the western Atlantic Ocean, Ginger became the last target of Project Stormfury, which sought to weaken hurricanes by depositing silver iodide into...
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    H. E.; Jorgensen, D. P.; Black, R. A.; Rosenthal, S. L. (1985). "Project STORMFURY: A scientific chronicle 1962–1983". Bulletin of the American Meteorological...
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  • ; Jorgensen, D. P.; Black, R. A.; Rosenthal, S. L. (1 May 1985). "Project STORMFURY: A Scientific Chronicle 1962–1983". Bulletin of the American Meteorological...
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    structure, as well as attempted to weaken storms with silver iodide via Project Stormfury. Due to the heavy damage, the name Carol was removed from the tropical...
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  • Thumbnail for National Hurricane Research Project
    Starting with Hurricane Esther (1961), NHRP was heavily involved with Project Stormfury, the U. S. Government's experiment in hurricane modification. They...
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    the information to improve seeding operations for the now-defunct Project Stormfury. Gladys was the strongest storm to threaten the East Coast of the...
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    Research Project, begun in the 1950s, used aircraft to study tropical cyclones and carry out experiments on mature hurricanes through its Project Stormfury. On...
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    Philippines, Texas, and Florida in a hurricane study program called Project Stormfury. The chemical weather modification program conducted from Thailand...
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    Weather Bureau and the Navy to start Project Stormfury in 1962, with Simpson as director. He headed up the project for the next three years, including...
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  • hurricane field program centered on researching Hurricane Betsy. Project STORMFURY made plans to seed Betsy to examine hurricane modification methods...
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    August 25. Initially, Faith was scheduled to be seeded as part of Project Stormfury. However, the scheduled seeding was cancelled as Faith was approaching...
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  • Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury. 1961...
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    observed to increase with an accompanying decrease in wind speed, and Project Stormfury was commenced the following year. Data was collected on four hurricanes...
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    which attempted to extend the monsoon season in Vietnam in 1967, and Project Stormfury, which, similar to the Typhoon Moderation Program, sought to weaken...
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    Research Project, begun in the 1950s, used aircraft to study tropical cyclones and carry out experiments on mature hurricanes through its Stormfury project. Forecasts...
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