WMOD00269 ‎(2)‎

• Contract/Permit #: 02FC810810
• Title: Weather Damage Modification Program for Cooperative Weather Research between States and the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclaimation
• Date: 11/19/2002
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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The Research and Studies will be accomplished:

X Through award of financial assistance agreements with state or state
government/research entities;
X Using a competitive, merit-reviewed process for awards;
X Using a 50-50 (or more) cost-sharing with the Federal contribution; and
X With authorization of up to $1.2 million Federal contribution for fiscal year 2002.

A.2.2 Program Objectives

The primary goal of the WDMP is to improve and evaluate physical mechanisms to limit
damage due to weather phenomena such as drought and hail, enhance water supplies
through a regional weather modification research program, and transfer validated
technologies to non-Federal interests for operational implementation. The fundamental
scientific challenges are to develop methods to detect and measure the change in
precipitation on the ground due to seeding, and develop methods to detect and
measure the effects of hail suppression techniques on crops and property. The key to
future program success is a thorough understanding and validation of the physical
(working) seeding hypotheses that lead to increased precipitation and decreases in hail
damage. A number of scientific objectives are inherent in the stated goal, including:

X Assure that clearly defined seeding hypotheses are developed in project designs
that follow known (state-of-the-art) physical processes leading to enhanced
precipitation and/or hail suppression;
X Assure that methodologies and approaches in seeding projects meet known
scientific standards and acceptable engineering techniques to deliver seeding
agents into seedable clouds at appropriate locations and times to provide
measurable effects on the enhancement of precipitation and/or suppression of
hail in accordance with the seeding hypotheses;
X Assure that evaluation techniques are fully described with physical
measurements and statistical methods that have a likelihood of success in
detecting and estimating the incremental change due to seeding based on the
seeding hypothesis;
X Assure interaction and awareness of other related Federally funded efforts within
the weather modification research arena such as the U.S. Weather Research
Program, U.S. Global Change Research Program, and other related National
scientific programs;
X Assure technology transfer for subsequent implementation by states on a
broader nation-wide basis; and
X Serve as a program clearing house for information and web based technology
transfer.

A.3 DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH AND STUDY AREAS FOR SOLICITATION

Regti:trlJ~!.i~!"l;(:lntigipates the award in the quantities listed below, subject to the content
a!"ld;q~glity;qfprop()~als received; however, should additional funding become available,

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