Cloud seeding – Page 2

JOANNE, ABE, AND ME: THE “LONG AND WINDING” STORYBOARD

(Joanne Malkus/Simpson and Abe Gagin) A modern-day story with elements similar to that of American physicist R. W. Wood and his exposé of non-existent “N-Ray” radiation in 1904. R. W. Wood went to France to expose “N-rays” as the product of experimenter delusion at the turn of the century (Broad and Wade 1982); our protagonist1… Continue reading JOANNE, ABE, AND ME: THE “LONG AND WINDING” STORYBOARD

Should “one-sided citing” in journals be considered a form of scientific misconduct?

An essay proposed and rejected by the Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. in 2019 Rejectee and author, Arthur L. Rangno Retiree, Research Scientist IV, Cloud and Aerosol Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle. Abstract Peer-reviewed and other publications that lack the full “story” via author omissions of relevant literature having opposing viewpoints… Continue reading Should “one-sided citing” in journals be considered a form of scientific misconduct?

My Life in Cloud Seeding: Colorado to Israel

A Personal Sojourn through a Murky Scientific Field Whose Published Results Have Often Been Skewed and Unreliable by Arthur L. Rangno (journal handle) Retiree, Research Scientist III, Cloud and Aerosol Research Group, Atmospheric Sciences Department, University of Washington, Seattle. Author Disclosure I have worked on both sides of the cloud seeding fence; in research and… Continue reading My Life in Cloud Seeding: Colorado to Israel

Opinion piece, soapbox, etc; stepping away from clouds for a minute

I was disturbed last evening (Dec. 13th) by a piece on the California wildfires, and their cause during the venerable PBS news hour. As with so many cases when opinions differ, PBS usually interviews those with differing opinions. Not so last night. It would seem that issues in climate have been removed from debate and… Continue reading Opinion piece, soapbox, etc; stepping away from clouds for a minute

A review of a review of cloud seeding status by the National Academy of Sciences

I put up a new page on this blog (see top header for “pages”) for sciency types deeply interested in weather modification/cloud seeding, my main avocation “whilst” working in the met sector. Its a many “commented out” review of NAS03 (shorthand for the National Academy of Sciences tome, published in 2003, “Critical Issues in Weather… Continue reading A review of a review of cloud seeding status by the National Academy of Sciences

A critical review of “Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research”

Its a bucket list thing, way overdue. I tell “all” inside, as candidly as I think I can, considering how close I was to many of the events in this arena: National Academy of Sciences, 2003: Critical Issues in Weather Modification Research The End

An interesting day from a cloud modification standpoint, one that doesn’t happen very often

Every once in a great while, we have days where fairly thick clouds do not produce even a sprinkle, even though their tops are a little below freezing, but not quite cold enough for natural ice to form. Yesterday was one of those days. And it was a day you, a cloud maven junior member, … Continue reading An interesting day from a cloud modification standpoint, one that doesn’t happen very often

Cumulus congestus cloud grows into a Cumulonimbus over Sutherland Heights! 0.45 inches falls in 20 min after transformation!!

Also, I am also posting way below a new (!) not-previously-published. but rather rejected- by-important-scientists-a-long-time-ago-manuscript FYI! Very exciting! (Hah!) Its published now, though, isn’t it???!!! “Online.” Its about science and how it works, and how it has failed; examples given. I put it down toward the bottom of a normal blog because I am shy.… Continue reading Cumulus congestus cloud grows into a Cumulonimbus over Sutherland Heights! 0.45 inches falls in 20 min after transformation!!