Rainmaking up to recent times has been a mixture of speculation and superstition. From 1946, research and practical experiment have shown that man can induce rain. Shows the “cloud machine” in the CSIRO laboratories, and the first successful, though uneconomical method of seeding cloud with dry ice. The latest method, using silver iodide, is explained, and flights over the Snowy Mountains and Dividing Range, using this chemical, are made with good result.
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ACMI Identifier
312515
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Clouds
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rain and rainfall
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rain-making
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research institutes - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical reactions
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Clouds
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Physics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Rain-making
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Research institutes - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)