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Turboprop and jet aircraft can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to fall, according to research released Monday by Colorado scientists.
In the wake of planes’ passage are odd-shaped holes or channels in the clouds that have attracted attention.
“Just by flying an airplane through these clouds, you could produce as much precipitation as with seeding materials along the same path in the cloud,” said lead author Andrew Heymsfield of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
