They are using aqueous sodium iodide (ie, a solution of sodium ions and iodine ions).

他们使用的是碘化钠水溶液(即钠离子和碘离子的溶液)。

It involved shooting small amounts of a chemical compound called silver iodide from an airplane into clouds.

该项目包括从飞机上向云层发射少量的化合物碘化银。

And the effects of silver iodide on the environment are still debated.

并且碘化银对环境的影响仍存争。

At the electrode, the iodide turn into elemental iodine, which crystallises within the pores during discharge.

碘离子电极上化为碘元素，放电过程中中结晶。

I'm attempting to replicate the dark matter signal found in sodium iodide crystals by the Italians.

我正尝试复制意大利人曾发现的碘化钠结晶中找到暗物质信号的实验。

The silver iodide particles mimic ice crystals and provide a scaffolding of sorts for ice to form.

碘化银粒子模拟冰晶，为冰的形成提供某种支架。

That is shooting out all the silver iodide that's going into the clouds.

这会把所有进入云层的碘化银都发射出去。

Clouds with extremely cool water are mixed with man-made ice crystals, such as silver iodide and metaldehyde crystals.

含有极冷水的云与人造冰晶混合， 如碘化银和聚乙醛晶体。

In the 1940s, scientists discovered that dropping particles of silver iodide into cloud tops, made the tiny water droplets condense and could stimulate precipitation.

1940 年代，科学家发现将碘化银颗粒滴入云顶，使微的水滴凝结并可以促进降水。

The UAE already uses a technique called cloud seeding to try and increase their rainfall, which means they intentionally release certain compounds, like silver iodide, into the clouds.

阿联酋已使用一种称为云播种的技术来尝试增加降雨量，这意味着他们有意将某些化合物（如碘化银）释放到云中。

On stormy days, pilots load up small planes with these special flares full of chemicals like silver iodide and fly to the edge of thunderstorms to launch the flares into the clouds.

暴风雨的日子里，飞行员飞机上装载这种特殊的照明弹，里面装满了碘化银之类的化学物质，然后飞到雷暴的边缘，把照明弹发射到云层中。