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Geplaatst: Vr Aug 01, 2014 8:09 pm Onderwerp: |
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Bleef een interessant onderwerp, dus deel ik even de lezing vanuit de Engelstalige Wikipedia over dit soort apparaten...
Wikipedia - (August 1th 2014) schreef: | Scientific evidence
There is no conclusive evidence in favor of the effectiveness of these devices. A 2006 review by Jon Wieringa and Iwan Holleman in the journal Meteorologische Zeitschrift (PDF, via KNMI) summarized a variety of negative and inconclusive scientific measurements, concluding that "the use of cannons or explosive rockets is waste of money and effort"
From a theoretical perspective there is reason to doubt that hail cannons are effective. For example, thunder is a much more powerful sonic wave, and is usually found in the same storm that generates hail, yet doesn't seem to disturb the growth of hailstones.
Charles Knight, a cloud physicist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado was quoted in a newspaper article of July 10, 2008 as saying, "I don't find anyone in the scientific community who would validate hail cannons, but there are believers in all sorts of things. It would be very hard to prove they don't work, weather being as unpredictable as it is." |
Een ander en ouder artikel (PDF) vanuit de meteorologie (via AMS Journals)
Een Franse vinding van begin 20e eeuw, zo blijkt na enig zoeken. Er is dus ook tóen al over geschreven: 1905 (GIF) en 1909 (HTML, Google Books) |
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