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Comments are made on opportunity recognition, treatment, and evaluation aspects of the implementation and testing of seeding concepts. The main topics include experimental design, experimental units, delivery and dispersion of seeding agents, and statistical evaluation procedures.
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Smith, P.L. (1986). An Engineer’s View on the Implementation and Testing of Seeding Concepts. In: Precipitation Enhancement—A Scientific Challenge. Meteorological Monographs. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-17-1_15
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