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<br />A field operations center for the AARRP was established in 1991 at Bhumibol Dam, about <br />170 kilometers south of Chiang Mai. The building used for this center was owned by the <br />EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand). The operating base for the <br />AeroCommander 690B research aircraft was established at the Tak airport, about 45 <br />kilometers farther south-southeast from Bhumibol Dam. Problems were encountered with <br />both logistics and communications at these facilities; consequently, the AARRP field <br />operations center and the aircraft operations were moved to Chiang Mai after the close of the <br />1991 field season. <br /> <br />In 1992, the AARRP's field operations center was combined with BRRAA's field research <br />center on the property of the TMD's regional center next to the Chiang Mai airport. Figure <br />3.12 shows the front side of the Chiang Mai Royal Rainmaking Field Research Center, with <br />some of the AARRP staff. Both the AeroCommander research aircraft and the CASA warm <br />cloud seeding aircraft were based at the Chiang Mai airport close to the Field Operations <br />Center. These changes had a positive effect on conducting AARRP field operations. Figure <br />3.13 shows the AARRP project area with the location of the radar site and Field Research <br />Center. <br /> <br /> <br />',: =p~.:t .~ ':~~ <br />.. ~ <br /> <br />.. <br />. " . . <br />~ ~ ~- i ;,111 t <br /> <br />::.0:.. ,'~'" <br /> <br />. . <br />. << <br />. . <br />. . . . <br /> <br />. '" ell <br />..,......., <br /> <br />.. <br />:;.. <br /> <br />1.-" . ..,. "., c'" <br /> <br />~ II ., <br /> <br />:11 .1/10 ... <br /> <br />Figure 3.1. - Cold cloud seeding flare rack. <br /> <br />11 <br />