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<br />5.3 Technical Assistance by NASA Contractor Personnel <br /> <br />Technical assistance by non-Reclamation experts was provided for the AARRP by NASA in <br />support of their TRMM ground truth validation program. The areas where this assistance <br />was provided are listed in table 5.5 (compare with table 4.2). The format of the table is the <br />same as table 5.4. The four NASA contractors listed made a total of eight trips to Thailand <br />over 85 days; the total cost for this technology assistance was $85,000. <br /> <br />The NASA contributions were critical to the success of the AARRP. Mr. Ed Rich provided <br />important technology transfer through the training of project personnel on tipping bucket <br />rain gauge operations and maintenance, and then on downloading the collected data <br />cartridges using a data translator and a personal computer. Drs. Paul Smith and Daniel <br />Rosenfeld provided expert training on basic radar theory to RRRDI staff, to key members of <br />the AARRP Technical Working Group, and to TMD staff. Mr. Tom Huang installed 8- <br />millimeter tape recorders on the MicroVax systems located at RRRDI in Bangkok and the <br />AARRP radar site near Omkoi for recording, copying, and reading radar data. <br /> <br />25 <br />