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United States Patent 5,360,162 Mentus November1, 1994 :Method and composition for precipitation of atmospheric water-Abstract A method for precipitating atmospheric water by means of multicomponent aerosols, including iodide based complex multicomponent aerosol compositions. The compositions comprise a solid mass formed by a compacted mixture of silver iodide and the IODIDES, IODATES, and PERIODATES of ALKALI METALS, LEAD, COPPER, BARIUM; AMMONIA, BARIUM CROMATE, and selected oxidizers such as AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE, and FUELS such as POLY-P-PHENYLENE, PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE RESIN, EPOXIE RESIN, an