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

Dr. Bemard Silverman was associated with the Thailand program from the time of the
"Weather Modification Assessment" (Silverman et al., 1986) through the PASA ending date
of March 31, 1994. However, the labor effort for Dr. Silverman listed in table 5.1 began in
1988 after the PASA was approved. During fiscal years 1989 and 1990, Dr. Silverman was
stationed in Bangkok, where he served as the RSA for the AARRP. Other Reclamation
personnel who put a significant effort into the AARRP were Messrs. Curt Hartzell and Glenn
Cascino.

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Reclamation's support for the AARRP required both international travel to Thailand and
domestic travel within the United States by technical team members. The intemational and
domestic travel by Reclamation personnel in conjunction with the AARRP is listed in tables
5.2 and 5.3, respectively. These tables list the traveler, a brief statement of the purpose for
the travel, the travel dates, and the cost for the travel, per diem, and miscellaneous expenses.
All Reclamation travel under the P ASA was included in the P ASA budget plan (original and
amendments). Reclamation's travel costs under the PASA totaled $174,080 (compare with
table 4.1). Additional travel to Thailand by Curt Hartzell during the P ASA suspension period
was funded by NASA contributions; the travel costs for these trips totaled $10,118.

Table 5.2 lists 35 trips covering 857 days; 33 trips were funded by the PASA, and 2 were
funded by NASA contributions. The primary purpose for these trips was technology transfer.
However, the tasks performed in Thailand by the Reclamation technical team included
project planning and coordination, the monitoring of Reclamation subcontractors, assisting
with the installation of equipment, on-the-job training, and formal training. The purpose for
the 16 domestic trips (table 5.3) included coordination and planning with NASA,
subcontractors, and Thai students/technicians at U.S. universities and subcontractor
facilities; and equipment inspection and acceptance tests.

5.2 Technical Assistance by Reclamation Subcontractor Personnel

Reclamation subcontractors under the PASA made major technology transfer contributions
to the AARRP. The PASA subcontracts and related costs are listed in table 4.2. The key
areas where Reclamation subcontractors provided technical assistance for the AARRP under
the PASA are listed in table 5.4. This table lists the subcontractor experts, their purpose or
area of work and labor effort, and the travel days and periods for the experts who provided
technical assistance in Thailand.

The first three items listed provided expertise for the core training in Thailand, scientific
concepts and design evaluation assistance, and Thai engineer/technician training in the
United States. The item listed as "Exploratory meteorological studies," was a contract with
WWC (Woodley Weather Consultants) to provide the needed expert services for the transfer
of dynamic cloud seeding and evaluation technology to Thailand, and implementing
experimental studies for this cold cloud seeding technology as part of the AARRP.

The remaining items in table 5.4 were major equipment procurements for the AARRP. These
PASA subcontracts included the shipping of the equipment to Thailand, installation of the
equipment, and training on operations and maintenance. The costs listed in table 5.4 cover
only the technical assistance provided by the experts; total costs are listed in table 4.2.
Altogether, the subcontractor personnel made a total of 34 trips to Thailand over 752 days.

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