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News Release 11-132
Big Hole Filled in Cloud Research
Planes may punch precipitation-producing holes or canals into clouds, and thereby increase precipitation near airports
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Lead researcher Andrew Heymsfield monitors clouds from a C130 aircraft owned by NCAR and NSF.
Credit: Andrew Heymsfield and coauthors
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Andrew Heymsfield of the National Center for Atmospheric Research talks about hole-punching in clouds by aircraft.
Credit: Copyright UCAR
The researchers' work is described in the July 1, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011
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