Method of and means for weather modification

Apparatus for modifying weather in the vicinity of a continental arid zone eastward of a body of water comprising:

• a) a ship for floating on said body of water;
• b) means responsive to movement of the ship for pumping water from a lower depth in the body of water to the surface of the body of water in an amount sufficient to cool the surface water and thereby increase the heat storage capacity of the body of water whereby the amount of heat stored in the body of water during the summer is increased causing enhanced winter precipitation over said zone;
• c) wherein said means responsive to movement of the ship for pumping includes a submerged body connected to the ship for movement therewith and means on the body for imparting upwelling in the water in response to movement of the submerged body;
• d) wherein said means on said body includes a plurality of vertically displaced foils;
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• e) wherein the angle of attack of the foils is such that the flow of water through the foils, in response to the movement of the ship and said submerged body, has an downward component.

Apparatus for modifying weather in the vicinity, of a continental arid zone eastward of a body of water comprising:

• a) a ship for floating on the surface of said body of water;
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• b) ship for propulsion means operative to propel the ship on the surface by pumping water from one depth to another in an amount sufficient to cool the surface of the body of water thereby increasing the heat storage capacity of the body of water whereby the amount of heat stored in the body of water during the summer is increased causing enhanced winter precipitation over said zone;
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• c) wherein said pump is operative to pump warmer water near the surface to a lower depth for effecting upwelling of cooler water from the lower depth to the surface.