WMOD00274

• Title: Western Kansas Weather Modification Program 2006 - Final Report
• Prepared By: Walter E. Geiger III
• Date: 10/30/2006
• State: KS
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

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List of Figures...................................................................................... ....i

List of Tables. .................. ........... ....................................................... .....it

I. BACKGROUND............................................................ .......1

II. THE PHYSICAL BASIS FOR CLOUD SEEDING...........................3

III. GENERAL OPERATIONS - PROJECT DESIGN..........................14

A. WEATHER FORECASTING/OPERATIONAL PLANNING...... ...15

B. WEATHER SURVEILLANCE - RADAR, SATELLITE, TV AND

VISUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .18

C. AIRCRAFT SEEDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE... ..19

D. ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS.....................21

IV. OPERATIONAL SUMMARY - 2006..................................... ....22

V. HAIL DISTRIBUTION......................................................... .25

VI. RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION...... ...... ... ... ... ...... ......... ........... ....26

VII. WEATHER AND WEATHER MODIFICATION NEWS OF THE

YEAR...... ................................. ..................... .................. .40

VIII. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS.......................................... ...45

IX. RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................... ...46

X. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................... ...49