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

他们使用的是钠水溶液(即钠离子和离子的溶液)。

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合物银。

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

并银对环境的影响仍存在争议。

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

离子在电极上为元素，在放电过程中在小孔中结晶。

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

我复制意大利人曾发现的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.

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.

在 1940 年代，科学家发现将银颗粒滴入云顶，使微小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.

阿联酋已经使用一种称为云播种的技术来增加降雨量，这意味着他们有意将某些合物（如银）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.

在暴风雨的日子里，飞行员在小飞机上装载这种特殊的照明弹，里面装满了银之类的学物质，然后飞到雷暴的边缘，把照明弹发射到云层中。