Weather and Climate Modification - NSF

NSF 66-3 Weather AN Climate Modification Repori 01 ine SPECIAL COMMISSION ON Weather MOIJIFICATION NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION WEAMER AND Climate Modification Repori 01 me SPECIAL COMMISSION ON Weather MODIRCATION NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION LETTER OF RANSMITTAL The Honorable Leland J. Haworth Director National Science Foundation Washington, D. C. Dear Dr. Haworth: It is an honor to transmit herewith to the National Science Foundation the report of the Special Commission on Weather Modification , authorized by the National Science Board at its meeting on October 17-18, 1963, in accordance with Sections 3(a)(7) and 9 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, and appointed by you on June 16, 1964. The Commission was requested to examine the physical, biological, legal, social, and political aspects of the field and make recommendations concern ing future policies and programs. The physical science aspects have been studied primarily through cooperative liaison with the National Academy of Sciences' Panel on Weather and Climate Modification .

cial cloud seeding, and that about 10% of the land area of the United . States had become the target of cloud seeding attempts. The weather modification events of the late . 40's . and early . 50's . in the United States encouraged cloud seed­ ing programs in Australia, France and South Africa to increase precipitation and renewed the ...

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