Technology
The Time is Now
Traditional cloud seeding efforts struggled with operational flexibility and measuring impact due to past technological limitations. Recent advancements in drones, numerical weather modeling, and radar algorithms have transformed cloud seeding into a viable, scalable pursuit with demonstrable results. The time is now.
How to Make it Rain
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1.Dispersion
Cloud seeds are released into areas within clouds with the ideal conditions for droplet or ice crystal growth.
Cloud Context
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses onto particles lofted in the air to form liquid water droplets. These particles, known as cloud condensation nuclei, can be soil dust, sea salt, or any other particle that attract water. Without cloud condensation nuclei, clouds could not exist on Earth.
Cloud droplets stay suspended in the air because they are small enough that air currents overpower gravity. But when cloud droplets or ice crystals grow to larger sizes they become too heavy to stay lofted and they fall as precipitation.
Some clouds lack the right conditions for the droplets and ice crystals to grow sufficiently large. In these cases, the cloud droplets or ice crystals will eventually evaporate. Introducing ice nuclei in cold clouds (subzero) and giant cloud condensation nuclei in warm clouds stimulates growth that leads to precipitation.
Our Technology
Radar Validation
Our radar systems track weather conditions and phase changes, enabling our team to assess emerging opportunities and measure the effects of our operations.
Weather Resistant Drones
Traditional cloud seeding operations rely on manned aircraft and imprecise ground release generators. Our high-performance drones provide operational flexibility and greater delivery accuracy.
Numerical Weather Modeling
Our numerical modeling systems integrate a variety of weather data sources to make increasingly accurate predictions of optimal cloud seeding conditions and outcomes.
Sustainable Cloud Seeding
Our team is rethinking the fundamentals of cloud seeding at the microphysical level to develop new cloud seeds that are more effective and environmentally friendly.
Our Lost Legacy
The United States invented and pioneered cloud seeding in the mid-20th century. Until the 1970s, federal agencies conducted extensive regional cloud seeding programs to enhance water supplies and mitigate storms. Legacy technology however made cloud seeding’s effectiveness difficult to assess.
As the US divested, the Chinese government invested billions into cloud seeding operations to diminish the impacts of drought, sustain desert agriculture, and fight pollution. China is now the global leader in the field.
The U.S. today has a highly experienced but technologically outmatched cloud seeding industry. Rainmaker brings the frontier of cloud seeding capabilities back home.
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If you need more freshwater for your farm or municipality, Rainmaker can provide you with scalable and cost-effective solutions.
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