cloud                  package:alr3                  R Documentation

_F_l_o_r_i_d_a _a_r_e_a _c_u_m_u_l_u_s _e_x_p_e_r_i_m_e_n_t, _F_A_C_E _I.

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     The data summarize the results of the first Florida Area Cumulus
     Experiment, or FACE-1, designed to study the effectiveness of
     cloud seeding to increase rainfall in a target area (Woodley,
     Simpson, Biondini, and Berkley, 1977).

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

     _A Action, 1=seed, 0=do not seed

     _D Day after June 16, 1975

     _S Suitability for seeding

     _C percent cloud cover in experimental area, measured using radar
          in Coral Gables, Florida

     _P 10^7 m^3 prewetness

     _E echo motion category, either 1 or 2, a measure for type of cloud

     _R_a_i_n 10^7 m^3 in target area

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Woodley, W.L., Simpson, J., Biondini, R., and Berkley, J. (1977).
     Rainfall results 1970-75: Florida area cumulus experiment.
     _Science_, 195, 735-742.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Weisberg, S. (2005). _Applied Linear Regression_, 3rd edition. New
     York: Wiley, Problem 9.17.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(cloud)

