Was the 2016 Gap in San Joaquin River Runoff Caused by Lack of Cloudseeding?
Submitted by ecourtri on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 16:27
| Title | Was the 2016 Gap in San Joaquin River Runoff Caused by Lack of Cloudseeding? |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Conference | 2018 |
| Authors | Roos, Maurice |
| Conference Name | 86th Annual Western Snow Conference |
| Conference Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Abstract | The San Joaquin River basin in the southern Sierra has had cloud seeding programs for over 60 years, mostly funded by Southern California Edison. In 2016, no funds were available for the project, so seeding stopped. Water year runoff was near normal in the Central Sierra, but fell off progressively to the south to only about 50 percent on the Kern. However, there was an additional dip in San Joaquin River runoff of 8 or 9 percent. Could this dip be due to the lack of cloud seeding in WY 2016? (KEYWORDS: cloud seeding, runoff, San Joaquin, drought) |
| URL | /files/PDFs/2018Roos.pdf |
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