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DATA <br /> The radar data used in this study were collected during the summer of 1999 from both <br />the Stanley and KMBX radars. Radar data were available for KMBX for 1998 and 1999. <br />However, the amount of data in 1998 was limited. Due to the lack of availability of <br />KMBX radar data in 1998, only 1999 data were used. Even the 1999 dataset was not <br />complete because of data gaps in the KMBX dataset. <br /> To determine which days were seeded in 1999, pilot reports were used. Every time a <br />NDCMP pilot operates a NDCMP plane, a report was filed describing the flight. These <br />reports list the time and the flight path the, the purpose of the flight, and comments on the <br />flight. If there were any clouds seeded, the location, time, and how the seeding materials <br />were delivered were reported. By going through these reports, the days that seeding <br />occurred was determined. Based on these pilot reports, there were 35 seeded days in the <br />1999 season. These days are shown in Table 1. <br /> Everyday seeding that seeding occurred, there were radar data available from the <br />Stanley radar. However, out of the 35 seeding days, there were only 24 days that KMBX <br />radar data were available. These days are also listed in Table 1 in the Radar Data <br />column. With a Y(es) meaning that there were data for that day, and a N(o) meant there <br />were not radar data available. Of the 24 days of available KMBX radar data, there were <br />some days that only part of the dataset was missing. <br />10 <br />