DRI Cloud Seeding Program
Aerial view from the clouds
Aerial view from the clouds
As a form of weather modification, wintertime cloud seeding is aimed at enhancing snowfall in mountainous regions to increase the snowpack, resulting in more spring runoff and water supplies in the surrounding areas.

The DRI Cloud Seeding Program is operated by the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, located in the Northern Nevada Science Center (NNSC), Reno, Nevada. The DRI seeding program originated as an outgrowth of DRI weather modification research programs funded through USBR and NOAA.

Current DRI research is focused on the quantitative evaluation of winter storm cloud seeding using ultra trace chemical analysis of snow samples, atmospheric model simulations of seeding plume transport, and hydrologic modeling to estimate the additional runoff due to cloud seeding.
 

Storm Peak Laboratory

Research and Education at 10,500 Feet
Storm Peak Lab DRI's Storm Peak Lab is one of only a few mountaintop atmospheric research facilities in the world.

Western Regional Climate Center

Climate Date for the Western U.S.
Western Regional Climate CenterThe Western Regional Climate Center is one of six regional climate centers in the United States.

CEFA: Climate, Ecosystem & Fire

Understanding Fire in the Natural World
CEFA ProgramSince 1988, DRI's CEFA Program has supported fire management for the nation.