
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Smith, EJ 
T1  - Observation of Precipitation with an Airborne Radar
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1950
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SP  - 214
EP  - 223
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9500214 
N2  - A radar set with its beam directed downwards has been mounted in an aircraft and used for observation of natural and artificially induced precipitation. It provides information on where the precipitation originates within a cloud and the way in which it grows. A measure is obtained of the area and duration of precipitation reaching the ground, and an estimate of the precipitation rate.   As an example of the use of this equipment, an account is given of a typical experiment in which precipitation was artificially induced by seeding a cloud with dry ice. 
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