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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I' <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br /> <br />I wish to express my gratitude to my advisor. Professor Grant, for <br />all he has taught me and the opportunities he has given me. In my years <br />at CSU. I have learned much more than meteorology with his help. I also <br />wish to thank my committee members. Dr. William Cotton, Dr. Thomas <br />McKee and Dr. Paul Mielke for their guidance. <br /> <br />Many organizations and individuals were responsible for making this <br /> <br />research a success. Beginning with organizations. I wish to thank the <br /> <br />staff of the Office of Water Resources Management at the Bureau of <br /> <br />Reclamation (BOR) for providing much of the instrumentation. field <br />expertise. and data reduction assistance to the COSE program. The Wave <br />Propagation Laboratory at ERL/NOAA provided expertise both in the field <br />operations and data reduction associated with the microwave radiometer. <br />The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Research Aviation <br />Facility. through the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. <br />provided the Queen Air research aircraft and allowed our group to use <br /> <br /> <br />their computer facilities. NCAR also provided CSU with computer time <br /> <br /> <br />from its main computer facility. Colorado International Corporation <br /> <br /> <br />(CIC) provided the Cheyenne II aircraft and data reduction capabilities. <br /> <br /> <br />The Steamboat Ski Association generously provided its facilities to the <br /> <br /> <br />project. The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne. Wyoming <br /> <br />provided the program with satellite data throughout the period for use <br /> <br />v <br />