A Recommended National Program in Weather Modification : A Report to the Interdepartmental Committee for Atmospheric Sciences

Стр. 55 - . less spectacular widening of areas of mutual interest among rival nations and from the growth in ways of cooperation. The field of weather and climate modification can serve well in this regard, in addition to realizing benefits of a more limited practical nature. THE COMMISSION BELIEVES THAT: 1. It would be highly desirable for the Government of the United States, in connection with the expansion of its program of weather and climate modification, to issue a basic statement of its views on the. ‎

Стр. 55 - . the world ; and b. that the United States, recognizing the interests and concerns of other countries, welcomes and solicits their cooperation, directly and through international arrangements, for the mutual achievement of human wellbeing. This cooperation should cover both research and, ultimately, operational programs of interest to other countries. It should be concerned not only with deliberate, but also inadvertent human interventions in the atmosphere that affect weather and climate. Such. ‎

Стр. 2 - In November 1963, the Committee on Atmospheric Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences appointed a Panel on Weather and Climate Modification "to undertake a deliberate and thoughtful review of the present status and activities in this field, and of its potential and limitations for the future. ‎

Стр. 57 - This agency should have major but not exclusive responsibility, in collaboration with the State Department, for formulating and implementing programs of weather and climate modification involving international cooperation. 2. The National Science Foundation should continue and expand its support of research in the atmospheric sciences, including its program directed at providing a satisfactory scientific basis for weather and climate modification. ‎

Стр. 56 - . projects both large and small, and a growth in financial support consistent with prospective results. THE COMMISSION TAKES THE POSITION THAT: 1. The mission of developing and testing techniques for modifying weather and climate should be assigned to an agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government — for example, to the Environmental Science Services Administration of the Department of Commerce or to a completely new agency organized for the purpose. The mission should include support. ‎

Стр. 60 - Government. This need might well be met by the appointment of a standing committee in the National Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the National Academy of Engineering. The group should include persons with experience in the physical, biological and social sciences and engineering. ‎

Стр. 44 - . consolidation of primary responsibilities for weather modification in one agency (either existing or new) and should consider whether or not weather modification can sensibly be separated from the rest of the environmental sciences. Due attention should be given to the regulatory aspects of operational weather modification. We recommend that immediate steps be taken by the agencies to raise the support from the 1965 level of $5 million to at least $30 million by 1970. This recommendation is based. ‎

Стр. 55 - To provide an appropriate public policy setting for weather and climate modification, the Commission feels the Nation should enunciate policy containing these two points : (1) It is the purpose of the United States, with normal and due regard to its own basic interest, to pursue its efforts in weather and climate modification for peaceful ends and for the constructive improvement of human life throughout the world. ‎

Стр. 44 - . enhancement We recommend, therefore, that means be found, at Federal expense if necessary, to secure much better evaluative reports on operational programs than are currently available. We recommend that attention be given immediately to careful monitoring and regulation of operational programs for weather modification. New legislation will be required, and this legislation should reflect the economic, political, social, and scientific implications of the programs. To ensure maximum overall benefit. ‎

Стр. 44 - . seeding are such that we cannot condone indiscriminate operational seeding that may destroy opportunities for significant evaluation; rather, we believe that continuing research in both the statistical and physical aspects is required in order to maintain necessary objectivity. RECOMMENDATIONS We recommend the early establishment of several carefully designed, randomized, seeding experiments, planned in such a way as to permit assessment of the seedability of a variety of storm types. In order. ‎

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