Editing Project Stormfury (section)

==Between the projects==
[[Image:Fly00716.jpg|thumb|Eye of [[Hurricane Esther (1961)|Hurricane Esther]]]]

The [[United States Weather Bureau]]'s [[National Hurricane Research Project]], founded in 1955, had as one of its objectives to investigate the scientific validity of hurricane modification methods.  To this end, silver iodide dispensers were tested in [[1958 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Daisy|Hurricane Daisy]] in August 1958.  The flares were deployed outside of the hurricane eyewall, so this was an equipment test rather than a modification experiment.  The equipment malfunctioned in all but one of the flights, and no conclusive data was acquired.<ref name="Whipple p. 151"/>

The first seeding experiment since the Cirrus disaster was attempted on September 16, 1961, into [[Hurricane Esther (1961)|Hurricane Esther]] by NHRP and the [[United States Navy]] aircraft. Eight cylinders of silver iodide were dropped into Esther's eyewall, and winds were recorded as weakening by 10 percent.<ref name="Davies p. 89">Davies p 89</ref> The next day, more seeding flights were made. This time, the silver iodide did not fall into the eyewall, and no reduction in windspeed was observed. These two results were interpreted as making the experiment a "success".<ref name="Davies p. 90">Davies p 90</ref>

The seedings into Hurricane Esther led to the establishment of Project Stormfury in 1962. Project Stormfury was a joint venture of the [[United States Department of Commerce]] and the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="Davies p. 90"/>