Standard Practice for the Design, Operation, and Evaluation of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects

ISBN-13: 9780784415450 / Miękka / 2020 / 277 str.

American Society of Civil Engineers

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction To Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Scope Of Standard
• 1.3 Historical Review Of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Operations
• 1.4 Appropriate Asce/Ewri Standards
• 1.5 Appropriate Asce/Ewri Manuals Of Practice
• 2 Fog Characteristics
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Fog Droplet Characteristics
• 2.3 Fog Characteristics As Applied To Fog Dispersal Operations
• 2.4 Seeding Strategy For Dispersing Supercooled Fog
• 3 Design Of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects
• 3.1 Project Scope
• 3.1.1 Basic Project Area Concepts.
• 3.1.2 Initial Design Considerations.
• 3.2 Delivery Methods
• 3.2.1 Airborne Programs
• 3.2.2 Ground-Based Programs
• 3.3 Seeding Agent Selection
• 3.3.1 Dry Ice, Liquid Propane, And Liquid Nitrogen
• 3.3.2 Quality Control Of Seeding Agents
• 3.4 Targeting And Delivery Considerations
• 3.5 Experience And Training
• 3.6 Seeding Suspension Criteria
• 3.7 Legal, Environmental, And Social Considerations
• 4 Supercooled Fog Dispersal Operations
• 4.1 Operations Manual
• 4.2 Personnel Requirements
• 4.2.1 Meteorological Staff.
• 4.2.2 Support Personnel.
• 4.2.3 Cloud Treatment Pilots.
• 4.2.4 Direction Of Operations.
• 4.3 Operational Decision Making
• 4.4 Communications
• 4.5 Public Relations, Information, Involvement, And Safety Considerations
• 5 Evaluation Of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Projects
• Appendix A. Conversion Of Units
• Appendix B. Glossary Of Acronyms And Definitions
• Appendix C: Status Of Supercooled Fog Dispersal Technology (Non-Mandatory)
• C.1. American Society Of Civil Engineers
• C.2. Weather Modification Association
• C.3. World Meteorological Organization
• C.4. American Meteorological Society
• Appendix D: References
• Index