Comment on "An Application of Hygroscopic Flares - A Single Case Study", by Henderson, Wood and Newsom

Authors

  • Jean-Francois Berthoumieu Association Climatologique de la Moyenne Garonne Le Passage D'agen
  • Griffith Morgan Thunderstorm and Hail Prevention Research Center ERSA/CSA Cervignano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54782/jwm.v31i1.256

Abstract

In a short paper (accompanied by a cover photo with explanation) describing a single case study, Henderson, et al. (1997; hereafter HWN) raised the spectre of hail production as a consequence of seeding a cumulus cloud with flare-produced hygroscopic salts. We have read that article with great interest and arrive at a radically different conclusion. Though it is not possible to prove anything with a single case study, we could argue that the described case is a heuristic demonstration of the effectiveness of the hygroscopic flares in reducing damaging hail.

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (1999)

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Scientific Papers

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Comment on "An Application of Hygroscopic Flares - A Single Case Study", by Henderson, Wood and Newsom. (1999). The Journal of Weather Modification, 31(1), 134-135. https://doi.org/10.54782/jwm.v31i1.256