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Florida area cumulus experiment, FACE I.
Description
The data summarize the results of the first Florida Area Cumulus Experiment, or FACE-1, designed to study the effectiveness of cloud seeding to increase rainfall in a target area (Woodley, Simpson, Biondini, and Berkley, 1977).
Format
This data frame contains the following columns:
- A
-
Action, 1=seed, 0=do not seed
- D
-
Day after June 16, 1975
- S
-
Suitability for seeding
- C
-
percent cloud cover in experimental area, measured using radar in Coral Gables, Florida
- P
-
10^7 m^3
prewetness - E
-
echo motion category, either 1 or 2, a measure for type of cloud
- Rain
-
10^7 m^3
in target area
Source
Woodley, W.L., Simpson, J., Biondini, R., and Berkley, J. (1977). Rainfall results 1970-75: Florida area cumulus experiment. Science, 195, 735-742.
References
Weisberg, S. (2014). Applied Linear Regression, 4th edition. Hoboken NJ: Wiley.
Examples
head(cloud)