A Possible Experimental Design for Testing the Effect of Artificial Cloud Seeding

Abstract

Because of the clash of opinion on the effectiveness of artificial cloud seeding as a means of increasing precipitation, an objective method of appraisal is imperative. The problem is herein shown to be statistical, and the general philosophy of valid statistical inference is elucidated. In the light of this background, the peculiarities of meteorological data are pointed out, and the pitfalls of ordinary procedures are discussed. An experimental design capable of resolving the present controversy is presented in the Appendix, and evidence of its soundness and power is cited in the text.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1951
Accession Number
AD0735254

Entities

People

  • G. P. Wadsworth

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Experimental Design
  • Grids
  • Information Science
  • Precipitation
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Rain
  • Random Variables
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Weather

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  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy