WMOD00318

• Title: A Cooperative Project Between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States
• Date: 9/1/1989
• Country: United States, Morocco
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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Many American technical experts were in Morocco for extended periods as employees of
Programme AI Ghait contractors. Chapters 4 and 6 list all such individuals. Noteworthy
contributions were made by persons from the University of North Dakota, including Dean John
Odegard, whose early involvement contributed to the project's initiation, and Drs. C. A. Grainger
and Jeff Stith and Mr. Roger Tilbury, who collected cloud physics data, The staff of Colorado
International' Corporation, including Dr. Larry Davis, President, Mr. Dennis Treddenick, and
Mr. John Welker, provided technical assistance with various electronic equipment. Significant
contributions were made by persons from North American Weather Consultants, including
Mr. Keith Brown, President, and Mr. Robert Cox. Special thanks go to Dr. Paul Mielke, Jr., of
Colorado State University, who provided a formal course in statistical evaluation techniques, and
Dr. Gabor Vall, University of Wyoming, who taught a course on the scientific aspects of weather
modification.

Finally, we acknowledge the valuable services of the external evaluation teams. The persons who
served on the various teams were Professor Stanley Changnon of the University of Illinois,
Dr. Joseph Warburton of the University of Nevada, Dr. Harold Orville of the South Dakota School
of Mines and Technology, and Mr. Lynn Rose, formerly of the North Dakota Atmospheric
Resource Board.

Thanks go to the editor, Jeanette Ballentine, and to the secretaries who typed the manuscript,
Pat Veasman and Renate Colloton.