Research Article

Numerical Simulations of Airborne Glaciogenic Cloud Seeding Using the WRF Model with the Modified Morrison Scheme over the Pyeongchang Region in the Winter of 2016

Table 2

Summary of the seeding experiments: seeding conditions and duration of the observed and simulated enhanced snowfall, respectively.

Number of EXP
EXP1EXP2EXP3

Seeding conditions
(g m−2)2201000
 AgI residence (min)7015020
 Wind (m s−1)4612

Site (LST, hh mm)

Snowfall
CPOS1400–23001100–2300-
YP1300–22001400–2200-
OD1200–23001400–2100-
  (enhanced)CPOS1300–15001700–1800-
YP1300–1500--
OD1300–1500--

averaged value at the center of the seeding path during the seeding period in the NOSEED simulation. period above the averaged optimum AgI concentration for the sites (see Figure 5). value for the NOSEED simulation over three hours after seeding at the seeding height in the domain area. by the snow-depth meter. from the SEED-NOSEED simulation. as the start and end times of the snowfall. “-” indicates that snowfall did not occur.