CLOUD SEEDING PROGRAM

    Frank McDonough, M.S.  |  Program Director

    Frank.McDonough@DRI.edu

Cloud Seeding Equipment and Services

The DRI Cloud Seeding Program is operated from the Desert Research Institute Division of Atmospheric Sciences, located in the Northern Nevada Science Center (NNSC), Reno, Nevada. The project has 24-hour access to a broad base of National Weather Service (NWS) weather data through UNIDATA, a program managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The data are received by the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) at DRI and are available through the WRCC web site.

The DRI meteorologist will also confer directly with National Weather Service forecasters and National Forest Service staff when flood or avalanche potential exists in any of the project areas. [See Operational and Safety Guidelines.]