25-04-2012, 10:52 AM
Continental Scale Rain Making
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Mission:
To sequester atmospheric carbon by bringing moisture and fertility to arid regions of the world
By triggering an avalanche in a natural nonlinear system
Vortex Development
Vertical air currents expose dry air to hot water causing evaporation
Then as the humid air mass grows so does wind velocity and rate of evaporation.
Moist air will rise to about 10,000 ft displacing dry heavy air.
The convection vortex can grow to over a mile.
Enhanced yields
A large dense weather system, like the monsoon, will give a more efficient extraction of water from the air mass than a smaller storm.
So a small increase in the strength of a storm, can give a disproportionate increase in its water yield.
Financial Model:
Carbon credits will be sold based on the amount of biomass produced, as measured by satellite imaging.
Each boat can permanently remove 20,000 tons of carbon a day from the air.
Over $100,000 of carbon offsets