Feasibility Study for Rainfall Enhancement - UAE    • Project
Description   • Project Objectives  Project Description  In late
2000, the government of the UAE, through the newly established
Department of Water Resources Studies (DWRS) of the Office of
His Highness the President, approached NCAR about developing and
applying the technology of cloud seeding in the UAE.  A
preliminary assessment identified some key areas of study
required for assessing the efficacy and potential benefits of
rainfall enhancement via hygroscopic seeding, including:    •
Collating existing data and collecting specific data on clouds
and rainfall   • Establishing the natural background and
variability of aerosols in the region   • Adapting and
developing numerical models for simulating UAE clouds   •
Understanding the UAE hydrology sufficiently to assess the
impact of rainfall on groundwater resources  These evolved into
seven specific objectives that addressed two fundamental
questions for the UAE:    1. Is the frequency of cloud o