A synoptic analysis of site selection for cloud seeding in central Iran

Autor:	mostafa karimi ahmadabad, Kamal Omidvar, M. Moghbel
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Atmospheric Science Meteorology Atmospheric flow Cloud seeding Site selection Humidity Wind direction Wind speed Troposphere Climatology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental science Precipitation General Environmental Science
Zdroj:	Physical Geography. 34:188-210
ISSN:	1930-0557 0272-3646
DOI:	10.1080/02723646.2013.809682
Popis:	Cloud seeding operations were started in the 1950s in the world and in the 1990s in Iran. Locations and their features are important for the results of cloud seeding. One of the most important factors to study in site selection for cloud seeding projects is the relationship between winds and precipitation in the region of interest. The present research was performed in central Iran, using wind direction and speed data for both surface and tropospheric levels. Highest wind speeds usually occur in rainy months in these regions, when airflows are from the west and southwest. As the southeasterly to southwesterly winds at the 850 hPa level at Bandar Abbas Station in rainy days pass the southern sea (Persian Gulf, Arabian, and Oman Seas), and then cross the high mountains of Kerman, these flows transport humidity to Central Iran, creating instability and precipitation in the process. Based on the findings of this research, we conclude that these points are important for the implementation of cloud seeding proj...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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