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June 26, 2023
The Nevada State Legislature has unanimously passed a measure aimed at funding a statewide cloud seeding project. The appropriation of $1.2M over two years will be allocated to DRI for its multi-location cloud seeding research and operations.
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DRI is grateful for the ongoing generous support by the William N. Pennington Foundation for DRI’s cloud seeding projects in Northern Nevada for the 2021 and 2022 winters.
Assessing and Validating Cloud Seeding Plume Targeting Using a High-Resolution WRF Model, a Dispersion Model, and Snow Trace Chemistry McDonough, F., Mejia, J. F. (2020). Assessing and Validating Cloud Seeding Plume Targeting...
Application of a hydrologic model to assess the effects of cloud seeding in the Walker River Basin of Nevada Boyle, D. P., Lamorey, G., Huggins, A. W. (2006). Application of a hydrologic model to assess the effects of cloud...
Analyzing Winter Storms and Their Cloud Seeding Potential Over the San Juan Mountains of Colorado McDonough, F., Mejia, J. F. (2022). Analyzing Winter Storms and Their Cloud Seeding Potential Over the San Juan Mountains of...
Cloud Seeding in Colorado McDonough, F., Rickert, A. (2019). Cloud Seeding in Colorado, Colorado Water Conservation Board Meeting: Denver, CO, November 21, 2019
A non-silver iodide cloud seeding nucleus – Al2O3 Finnegan, W. G., Ates, L. (2012). A non-silver iodide cloud seeding nucleus – Al2O3, J. Wea. Mod., 44, 101-103
Cloud Seeding for the Southern California Edison Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, Water Year 2017 Final Report McDonough, F., Stone, R. H. (2017). Cloud Seeding for the Southern California Edison Big Creek Hydroelectric Project,...
Cloud Seeding Project for Winter Park Colorado, Water Year 2017 Final Report McDonough, F., Shourd, K. N. (2017). Cloud Seeding Project for Winter Park Colorado, Water Year 2017 Final Report, July 31, 2017, Prepared for the...
The San Juan Cloud Seeding Cloud Seeding Study: Final Report McDonough, F., Mejia, J. F. (2019). The San Juan Cloud Seeding Cloud Seeding Study: Final Report, San Juan Water Conservancy District Meeting: Pagosa Springs, CO,...
Overview of the Ruby Mountains Cloud Seeding Program McDonough, F. (2019). Overview of the Ruby Mountains Cloud Seeding Program, Presentation to Nevada Gold Mines Inc.: Elko, NV, September 23, 2019
Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Project Water Year 2018 McDonough, F. (2018). Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Project Water Year 2018, October 17, 2018, Prepared for the Western Regional Water Commission, Reno, NV.
Ruby Mountains Cloud Seeding Program Results for Water Year 2019 McDonough, F. (2019). Ruby Mountains Cloud Seeding Program Results for Water Year 2019, National Weather Service Winter Weather Seminar: Elko, NV, November 8,...
Results of the DRI WY2018 Cloud Seeding Projects McDonough, F. (2018). Results of the DRI WY2018 Cloud Seeding Projects, North American Weather Modification Council Fall Meeting: Las Vegas, NV, September 26, 2018-September 27,...
Review of the WY 2018 DRI Colorado Cloud Seeding Projects McDonough, F. (2018). Review of the WY 2018 DRI Colorado Cloud Seeding Projects, Presented to the CWCB: Lakewood, CO, November 14, 2018
Walker Basin Cloud Seeding McDonough, F. (2018). Walker Basin Cloud Seeding, Presentation to the Walker River Irrigation District: Yerington, NV, February 7, 2018
Water Year 2019 Results from the Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Program McDonough, F. (2019). Water Year 2019 Results from the Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Program, Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission Meeting: Reno, NV,...
Trace Chemistry Evaluation of the Idaho Power Company Operation Cloud Seeding Program 2003 to 2005 Edwards, R., Huggins, A. W., McConnell, J. R. (2005). Trace Chemistry Evaluation of the Idaho Power Company Operation Cloud...
The Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program, Spring Mountains McDonough, F. (2018). The Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program, Spring Mountains, Presented to the Nye County Water Commission: Pahrump, NV, September 24, 2018
McDonough, F. (2019). Cloud Seeding Project for the San Juan Mountains Telluride, CO, for WY 2019: Water Year 2019 Final Report
McDonough, F. (2019). Cloud Seeding Project for the San Juan Mountains Mancos, CO, for WY 2019: Water Year 2019 Final Report, December 2019.
McDonough, F. (2019). Results from the Spring Mountains Cloud Seeding Program, Nye County Water District Governing Board Meeting: Tonopah, NV, July 29, 2019
McDonough, F. (2019). Overview of the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program: Preliminary Results for Water Year 2019, North American Weather Modification Council Bi-annual Meeting: Phoenix, AZ, April 23, 2019
McDonough, F. (2019). Cloud Seeding Over the Front Range of Colorado, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District Meeting: Longmont, CO, September 9, 2019
McDonough, F. (2018). Review of the WY 2018 DRI Colorado Cloud Seeding Projects, November 14, 2018, Presented to the CWCB, Lakewood, CO.
McDonough, F. (2018). Environmental Effects of Cloud Seeding Using Silver Iodide, Colorado Water Conservation Board: Denver, CO, January 22, 2018
McDonough, F. (2018). Preliminary Results of the Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Project, Water Year 2018, Presentation to the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission: Reno, NV, April 4, 2018
McDonough, F., Dean, J. (2018). The Nevada State Cloud Seeding Project Overview, WMA Annual Conference: Estes Park, CO, April 24, 2018-April 27, 2018
McDonough, F. (2018). Cloud Seeding in the Ruby Mountains, Presentation to the Elko National Weather Service: Elko, NV, October 25, 2018
McDonough, F., Shourd, K. N. (2017). Cloud Seeding Project for the San Juan Mountains, Mancos, August 15, 2017, Prepared for the Colorado Conservation Water Board.
McDonough, F. (2017). Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Project for Water Year 2017, October 17, 2017, Project report and presentation for the Western Regional Water Commission.
McDonough, F. (2017). Walker Basin Cloud Seeding Project for Water Year 2017, October 31, 2017, Project report prepared for the Walker River Irrigation District.
Edwards, R. (2004). Trace Chemistry Evaluation of the Ipco 2003-2004 Cloud Seeding Program, DRI Report No. 41212
Huggins, A. W. (2009). Summary of studies that document the effectiveness of cloud seeding for snowfall augmentation, J. Weather Mod., 41, 119-126
McDonough, F. (2019). Cloud Seeding Project for the Winter Park Ski Area: Winter 2018-2019 Final Report
McDonough, F. (2018). The Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program, Humboldt River, Presented to the Humboldt River Basin Water Authority: Winnemucca, NV, May 11, 2018
McDonough, F., Mejia, J. F., Shourd, K. N. (2018). Assessing the Cloud Seeding Potential over the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming, AMS 21st Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification: Austin, TX, January 7,...
McDonough, F. (2019). Water Year 2019 Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Program, Western Regional Water Commission Meeting: Reno, NV, October 17, 2019
McDonough, F. (2015). Cloud Seeding Project for Tahoe and Truckee Basins for WY2015: Status Update for Oct 2014 -June 2015, Annual Report prepared for TMWA and WRWC, July 1, 2015, Award #PO 001885
Boyle, D. P., Lamorey, G., Huggins, A. W. (2005). Application of a hydrologic model to assess the effects of cloud seeding in the Walker River basin, Nevada: Long Beach, California
Huggins, A. W., Edwards, R. R., McConnell, J. R. (2004). Summary of trace chemical and physical measurements of snowfall in two Nevada cloud seeding target areas: San Diego, CA
Huggins, A. W. (2007). Another wintertime cloud seeding case study with strong evidence of seeding effects, J. Weather Mod., 39, 9-35
McDonough, F. (2018). Tahoe-Truckee Cloud Seeding Project Water Year 2018, Presented to the Western Regional Water Commission: Reno, NV, October 17, 2018
McDonough, F., Shourd, K. N. (2017). Cloud Seeding Project for the San Miguel River, Water Year 2017 Final Report, September 30, 2017, Prepared for the Colorado Conservation Water Board.
Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: Upper San Joaquin Project Winter 2019-2020 To view current weather station data from seeding generator within this network see: Edison Lake, CA *Offline SEEDING TYPE FIRST...
Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: Winter Park/Denver Water Project Winter 2023-2024 To view current DRI weather station data from seeding generators within this network see: Denver Water, CO; Blue Ridge, CO To view...
Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: San Miguel (Telluride) Project Winter 2023-2024 To view current weather station data from seeding generator within this network see: Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) To view...
Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: San Juan (Mancos) Project Winter 2023-2024 To view current DRI weather station data from within this network see: Mancos, CO; Purgatory Ski Resort, CO To view current Purgatory Ski...
Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: Upper San Joaquin Project Winter 2023-2024 To view current weather station data from seeding generator within this network see: Edison Lake, CA *Offline Comments: All cloud...
Walker Basin Cloud Seeding Program Cloud Seeding Operations: Walker Basin Winter 2023-2024 To view current weather station data from seeding generator within this network see: Conway Summit, CA *Offline Comments: All...
