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Extended abstracts from the 10th Scientific Conference on Weather Modification
(Bali, Indonesia, 4-7 October 2011)

4 OCTOBER 2011
Agenda Item	First Author	Extended Abstract
1.	Invited Talks
1.1.	G. Vali	The race for ice.
1.2.	R. List	Invigorating and elevating weather modification.
1.3.	Z. Levin	Lessons learned from 50 years of cloud seeding in Israel.
2.	Oral Presentations: Observational and laboratory studies
2.1.	Ma XinCheng et al.	Aircraft Measurements of Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation Over Beijing.
2.2.	Daniel Martínez et al.	Artificial rainfall enhancement program in Cuba by convective cloud seeding. Achievements and shortcomings in the period 2005-2010.
2.3.	Masataka Murakami and JCSEPA research group	Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiments for Precipitation Augmentation (JCSEPA) --- New Approaches and Some Results from Wintertime and Summertime Weather Modification Programs.
2.4.	P. A. Nesmeyanov et al.	Russian Technology for Regulation of the Processes of Atmospheric Precipitation Formation, Prevention of Formation and Fall of Hailstones and Fogs Dispersion.
2.5.	Thara V. Prabha et al.	Microphysical signatures of aerosol-cloud interaction in the monsoon environment during CAIPEEX.
2.6.	Jiangping Pu et al.	Compared Radar Reflectivity with Heavy Rain Droplet Size Distribution.
2.7.	Findy Renggono et al.	Lake and Land Breezes on Lake Towuti and Their Effect on Convection in Larona Catchment Area, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
2.8.	Abdoulaye Sarr	New Development in the Senegalese Rain Enhancement Program “BAWAAN”: Investigating key components in support to operations.
2.9.	Tri Handoko Seto et al.	Weather Modification Program using Flare Technique at South Sulawesi,Indonesia – A Technology Transfer.
2.10.	Lijuan Su et al.	A Study of the Characteristics of Atmospheric Water Vapor and Its Relationship with Precipitation Using GPS Data.
2.11.	Hongping Sun et al.	A Study of Micro-physical Characteristics and Seedability of Cold Stratiform Clouds in North China.
2.12.	Sarah A. Tessendorf et al.	Cloud base aerosol characteristics and implications for microphysics from the Queensland Cloud Seeding Research Program.
2.13.	Xilatu Dabu et al.	Monitoring Atmospheric Precipitable Water Using MODIS Satellite.
2.14.	Xueliang Guo et al.	Effects of Giant-Particle Seeding on Cloud Microphysics and Precipitation Derived from Mesoscale Cloud-resolving Numerical Simulation.
2.15.	A.S. Drofa et al.	Experimental studies of salt powder efficiency at convective cloud modification for precipitation enhancement.
5 OCTOBER 2011
2.16.	U. Haryanto et al.	The Development of Hygroscopic Cloud Seeding Flare In Indonesia: Evaluation and Measurement of Distribution Particles.
2.17.	B.P. Koloskov et al.	Twenty-five years of cloud seeding activity to modify weather conditions in cities.
2.18.	J. R. Kulkarni et al.	Overview of CAIPEEX – Cloud-aerosol interaction experiment over Indian region.
2.19.	Lei Ji et al.	Analysis of Radar and Airborne Data for Artificial Seeding Effect.
2.20.	Andre A. Sinkevich et al.	Radar Investigation of AgI Seeding Efficiency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2.21.	Samsul Bahri et al.	Weather Modification Activities in Indonesia.
2.22.	Terrence W. Krauss et al.	Observations of Hygroscopic Flare Particles at Various Relative Humidity.
2.23.	Jun Zhou et al.	Retrieval of Cloud Liquid Water Content Distribution at Vertical Section for Microwave Radiometer Using 2D Tomography.
2.24.	Duncan Axisa et al.	Evolution of boundary layer thermodynamics, aerosol and cloud microphysics during the weather modification assesment program in the southwest region of Saudi Arabia.
2.25.	Hayat Khan Azmat	Qualitative Assessment of the Effectiveness of Summertime Cloud Seeding Experiments in South-eastern Sindh-Pakistan.
2.26.	Siriluk Chumchean et al.	Testing Efficacy of Rainmaking Activities in the Northeast of Thailand.
2.27.	Ying Duan et al.	The Study of Distribution Character on Aerosols, Cloud Droplet and CCN over North China Useing Aircraft Observational Data.
2.28.	Jianli Ma	X-band dual linear polarimetric radar wave attenuation impact on hail identification.
2.29.	Yanwei Li et al.	Initial part discussion of cloud merger.
2.30.	Bart Geerts et al.	Airborne radar and lidar studies of ground-based glaciogenic seeding of orographic clouds: preliminary findings and upcoming field campaign plans in Wyoming.
	Oral Presentations: Modelling studies
2.31.	Mahally Kudsy et al.	The Use of WRF Model To Support Cloud Seeding Operation: A Study in the Citarum Catchments Area.
2.32.	Rabia Merrouchi et al.	Impact of natural production of coastal marine aerosols on convective clouds as simulated using cloud model with detailed microphysics: Comparison to cloud seeding with hygroscopic flares.
2.33.	Peiren Li et al.	A Numerical Study of Macro and Micro Structures of Stratus Precipitation Cloud in Spring of Shanxi Province.
2.34.	Yueqin Shi	Numerical Seeding Experiments on Stratiform Clouds in Spring in North China.
2.35.	Vlado Spiridonov et al.	Strategy of seeding using the results of a modelled hailstorm splitting.
2.36.	Yilin Wang et al.	The improvement of cannon precipitation enhancement operations.
2.37.	Zhanshan Ma et al.	Comparisons of Cloud Microphysical Characters between Mesoscale Model for Artificial Precipitation Enhancement and Satellite Observations.
2.38.	Daniel Breed et al.	Numerical modelling studies in support of the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Program.
2.39.	Joseph H. Golden et al.	Assessing A New Approach to Tropical Cyclone Modification by Hygroscopic Smoke.
2.40.	Xiaomin Chen	Numerical Simulation Studies with New Double-moment Explicit Microphysical Scheme in GRAPES.
2.41.	B. Sh. Kadyrov et al.	Methods of modelling in controlling the processes in clouds.
2.42.	Theodore Karacostas et al.	A three-dimensional numerical simulation of supercell hailstorm seeding over Greece using a cloud model.
6 OCTOBER 2011
2.43.	Vlado Spiridonov et al.	Modeling of rainfall enhancement by seeding tropical convective clouds.
2.44.	Kien Truong Ba	Study, choose microphics and cumulus convection schemes in WRF Model to forecast heavy rain in Vietnam.
2.45.	Steven T. Siems et al.	Recent Progress in Glaciogenic Cloud Seeding over Southeast Australia and Tasmania.
2.46.	Sohaila Javanmard et al.	Application of numerical cloud model in hail suppression of cold clouds.
2.47.	Xiaofeng Lou et al.	Development of salt-seeding scheme in 3-D convective cloud model and seeding simulations.
2.48.	XiaoLi Liu et al.	Numerical simulation of macro- and micro-structures of intense convective clouds with a spectral bin microphysics model.
2.49.	Hongbin Li et al.	Applications of Doppler Radar Characteristic Parameters in Artificial Hail Suppression Decision Making.
2.50.	Junxia Li et al.	Contrast and Analysis of Numerical Simulation Results with the Airborne Detection Data of Precipitation Clouds.
	Oral Presentations: Seeding material and methods of delivery
2.51.	Sutrisno et al.	Weather Modification Program using Powder at West Java, Indonesia.
2.52.	Sarah A. Tessendorf et al.	A synthesis of physical and statistical analyses from the Queensland Cloud Seeding Research Program.
2.53.	M.T. Abshaev et al.	New advances in automation of anti-hail rocket technology.
2.54.	Mladjen Ćurić et al.	Estimation of the deposited silver-iodide in the Hail Suppression Project in Serbia.
2.55.	Viktor Makitov	Integral radar parameters of hailstorms used on hail suppression projects.
2.56.	Prapaporn Srisathidtham et al.	Cloud Seeding Techniques in Eastern Region of Thailand.
	Oral Presentations: Data analysis and statistical methods
2.57.	Kianoush Keshavarzian	Assessment of cloud seeding projects using a combination of ‘MAX’ and ‘SRI’ radar images.
2.58.	Vlado Spiridonov et al.	A sensitivity study of the hailstorm seeding.
2.59.	M.T. Abshaev et al.	Estimation of antihail projects efficiency considering the tendency of hail climatology change.
2.60.	Ružica Đurić	Efficiency of hail suppression based on radar data analysis.
2.61.	S.G. Filippov	Estimation of orographic precipitation in the zone of spreading of the river flow in Uzbekistan.
2.62.	Daniel Breed	Design and preliminary results of the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Program Randomized Seeding Experiment.
2.63.	Zhanyu Yao et al.	Weekly Circulation Characteristics of Aerosol and Precipitation and the Possible Influencing Mechanism Analysis in Beijing and Surrounding Areas.
2.64.	Niu Shu-Zhen et al.	Analysis Application of Satellite Nephogram and CINRADAR Products in the Precipitation Enhancement Processes.
	Oral Presentations: After dinner session on geo-engineering issues
2.65.	R. Bruntjes	Geo-engineering and climate change.
7 OCTOBER 2011
	Oral Presentations: Weather modification and the physical and socio-economic environment
2.66.	Jean-Pierre Chalon	A short review on Geo-engineering proposals to fight against climate change.
2.67.	Roland List	‘Do no harm’ geoengineering of climate and hurricanes.
2.68.	Zawiah Mohd Taib	Weather modification in Malaysia.
2.69.	M.V. Belyaeva et al.	Efficiency of Precipitation Enhancement from Convective Clouds at Salt Powder Modification.
2.70.	Budi Harsoyo et al.	Analysis of Water Balance and Aridity Index to Detect the Effect of Global Warming in Catchment and Irrigation Area of Jatiluhur Dam.
2.71.	Ruijun Jin et al.	Tianjin Precipitation Feature and Analysis of Weather Modification Influence.
2.72.	B.Sh. Kadyrov et al.	Demands of users in additional precipitation in Uzbekistan in the limits of their possible supply.
2.73.	Daniel Rosenfeld et al.	Glaciation activity of desert dust, air pollution and smoke from forest fires in convective clouds.
2.74.	Tri Handoko Seto et al.	Weather Modification for Rain Reduction - A Conceptual Design.
2.75.	Stephen Beare et al.	Uncertainty and the Economic Implications of Weather Modification – Integrating Hypothesis Testing into Benefit-Cost Analysis.
3.	Poster Presentations
3.1.	Qian Gao et al.	Numerical Simulation and Seeding Tests on the Stratiform Precipitation in North China.
3.2.	B.P. Koloskov et al.	Numerical simulation of seeding material dispersion by ground-based Agl generators in mountainous terrain.
3.3.	Lixin Shi et al.	Observations of Haze Aerosols over North China During Autumn 2009.
3.4.	Yuwen Sun et al.	Hail types and Distribution of Related Factors.
3.5.	Dianli Gong et al.	The Numerical Analysis About Water Vapor Budget and Precipitation Efficiency During July-October, 2003 in Shandong Province in China.
3.6.	M.V. Belyaeva et al.	Efficiency of Precipitation Enhancement from Convective Clouds at Salt Powder Modification.
3.7.	Rifeng Sheng et al.	An analysis of a heavy snow occurred in Shandong Province of China in 2009.
3.8.	Zhen Zhao et al.	Numerical Simulation of Seeding Extra-Area Effects of Precipitation Using MM5.
3.9.	O.I. Drivotin et al.	Numerical Simulation of Heteorogeneous Pyrotechnic Compounds Combustion Processes.
3.10.	Sohaila Javanmard et al.	Investigating on Microphysical Clouds Parameters Using Satellite TRMM-TMI.