WMOD00294 ‎(2)‎

• Title: Thailand Applied Atmospheric Research Program - Final Report - Volume I
• Prepared For: US Agency for International Development
• Date: 3/1/1994
• Country: Thailand
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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3.1 Royal Thai Government financial contributions to the AARRP .................... 12
4.1 Summary of P ASA budget plan costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 Summary of U.S. Government contributions to the AARRP ...................... 21
5.1 Reclamation's technical team for the AARRP ................................. 23
5.2 Reclamation's international travel in conjunction with the Thailand AARRP ......... 26
5.3 Reclamation's domestic travel in conjunction with Thailand AARRP ................ 27
5.4 Reclamation PASA subcontractor's technical assistance on equipment, operations,
and training for the AARRP .............................................. 28
5.5 NASA contribution of technical assistance on equipment, operations, and
training for the AARRP ................................................. 29
6.1 Log of AARRP equipment transfer documents ................................ 32
6.2 Summary of long-term training at universities in the U.S. ....................... 39
6.3 Summary of short-term technical training in the U.S. ........................... 39
6.4 Summary of short-term training courses given in Thailand ....................... 40
9.1 Assessment of AARRP capabilities ......................................... 56
9.2 Technical assistance and training during AARRP Phase 2 (1994-1998) .............. 57

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Recommended area of field studies and experiments in Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AARRP executive management and organizational structure ...................... 7
RRRDI participants in the 1993 AARRP field season ............................ 8
Cold cloud seeding flare rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11
CASA aircraft used for warm cloud seeding studies on the AARRP ................. 13
AeroCommander 690B aircraft used for cold cloud exploratory studies on the AARRP . .. 13
Aerial view of AARRP Doppler radar site .................................... 14
AARRP radar antenna tower and control building ............................. l4
AARRP radar system control room located in the control building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15
Surface meteorological observation area at AARRP radar site ..................... 15
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite antenna installation at the AARRP radar site ... 16
Remote rain gauge installation with the helicopter used to service the rain gauge

network ............................................................. 17

Rain gauge technician checking gauge calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 17
AARRP personnel downloading recorded rainfall data .......................... 18
Some AARRP staff at the Chiang Mai Royal Rainmaking Field Research Center ...... 18
AARRP project area showing radar site and Field Research Center . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . .. 19
Bhumibol Dam showing low reservoir level ................................... 47
Example of cold convective clouds over Tak, Thailand ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Example of warm convective clouds near Chiang Mai, Thailand ................... 48

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