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International Symposium on Weather Modification
gPresent State of Artificial Precipitation Enhancementh
Date : 31 January - 1 February, 2007
Place : International Congress Center EPOCHAL TSUKUBA
31 January, 2007 (Registration : 9:30 - )
Session 1. Cloud modification in the world (10:10 - )

Dr. Deon E. Terblanche
South African Weather Service, SOUTH AFRICA
The South African experience in rainfall enhancement in a global context
Extended AbstractPDF(43KB), Presentation1PDF(491KB), Presentation2PDF(1.2MB)

Dr. Steven Siems
School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, AUSTRALIA
An analysis of cloud seeding operations over Tasmania from 1964 to 2005
Extended AbstractPDF(65KB), PresentationPDF(978KB)

Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld
Program of Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
The double-sided sensitivity of clouds to air pollution and advertent seeding
Extended AbstractPDF(1.5MB), PresentationPDF(5.4MB)

Dr. Sergey Matrosov
NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory, USA
Studies of cloud structure and microphysics with ground-based multi-sensor measurements
Extended AbstractPDF(527KB), PresentationPDF(1.8MB)

Dr. Akihiro Hashimoto
Cloud Physics Section, Physical Meteorology Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, JAPAN
Statistical analysis with CRM data set on seeding potential for winter orographic cloud in Japan
Extended AbstractPDF(2.1MB), PresentationPDF(3.9MB)

Session 2. Hygroscopic seeding (15:10 - )

Dr. Duncan Axisa
Project Director, Seeding Operations and Atmospheric Research, USA
Microphysical signatures of hygroscopic seeding with 2-5 micron salt powder using aircraft and sulfur hexaflouride (SF6) tracer
Extended AbstractPDF(301KB), Presentation by Dr. RosenfeldPDF(5.9MB)

Dr. Daniel W. Breed
Project Scientist, NCAR Research Applications Laboratory, USA
NCAR feasibility studies for weather modification programs over the past 10 years
Extended AbstractPDF(362KB), PresentationPDF(1.4MB)

Dr. Naomi Kuba
Frontier Research Center for Global Change, JAPAN
A numerical study on impact of hygroscopic seeding on the development of warm rain
Extended AbstractPDF(28KB), PresentationPDF(418KB)

1 February, 2007
Session 3. Asian activity in cloud modification study (9:30 - )

Dr. Masataka Murakami
Head of Cloud Physics Section, Physical Meteorology Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, JAPAN
Recent Japanese research on orographic snow cloud modification for water resources augmentation
Extended AbstractPDF(2.9MB), PresentationPDF(4.4MB)

Prof. Zhanyu Yao
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, CHINA
Recent studies on precipitation enhancement in China
Extended AbstractPDF(104KB), PresentationPDF(9.3MB)

Dr. Sung-Nam Oh
Director of Remote Sensing Research Institute, Meteorological Research Institute, Korea Meteorological Administration, KOREA
Weather modification experiments in Korea
Extended AbstractPDF(123KB), PresentationPDF(7.5MB)

Dr. Warawut Khantiyanan
Director, Royal Rainmaking Section, Bureau of the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, THAILAND
50 years of Thailand cloud seeding activity
Extended AbstractPDF(276KB), PresentationPDF(1.8MB)

14:40 - 15:10, 31 January / 10:50 - 11:10, 1 February, 2007
Poster session

Dr. Ki-Ho Chang
Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, METRI/KMA, KOREA
Cloud Physics Observation System, CPOS
PosterPDF()

Dr. Fumiaki Fujibe
Forecast Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, JAPAN
Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiment for Precipitation Augmentation
Subtheme 1: Meteorological and hydrological studies of droughts and validity of precipitation augmentation for drought mitigation

PosterPDF(2.8MB)

Dr. Hajime Okamoto
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, JAPAN
Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiment for Precipitation Augmentation
Subtheme 2: Study on remote sensing technique for monitoring of seedable clouds and evaluation of seeding effects

PosterPDF(3.6MB)

Mr. Narihiro Orikasa
Physical Meteorology Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, JAPAN
Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiment for Precipitation Augmentation
Subtheme 3: Study on in-situ measurement and cloud seeding techniques from airborne and ground-based platforms

PosterPDF(6.9MB)

Dr. Teruyuki Kato
Forecast Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, JAPAN
Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiment for Precipitation Augmentation
Subtheme 4: Study on numerical modeling of precipitation augmentation for water resources management and drought mitigation

PosterPDF(579KB)

Reception, 31 January, 2007
Special talk

Prof. Gabor Vali
University of Wyoming, USA
What will the doctor prescribe?
PresentationPDF(8.9MB)

Registration 9:30|, 31 January, 2007
Place Room 202, International Congress Center EPOCHAL
TSUKUBA , 2-20-3, Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
URL:@http://www.epochal.or.jp/
Transportation

TX Tsukuba Express line - Get off at Sta. Tsukaba -
Foot 15min.
Organizer

Secretariat of JCSEPA, Meteorological Research Institute
URL:@http://jcsepa.mri-jma.go.jp/
Contact





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