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<br />terrai n. and absence of "shadowi ng" by upwi nd moun- <br />tain barrie'I's. <br /> <br />2. Very good access by an all-weather highway over the <br />top. and good oversnow travel. <br /> <br />3. Generally flat top and isolation from nearby <br />barriers per'mitting low-level aircraft sampling in <br />cloud. <br /> <br />4. Exi stence of nearby ai rports (Montrose and Grand <br />Junction) with adequate runways and navigational <br />aids. <br /> <br />5. Existence of abundant forest clearings for precipi- <br />tat ion gaug',i ng. <br /> <br />6. Availability of commercial powerlines on top. <br /> <br />7. Presence of nearby upwind rawinsonde station at <br />Grand Junction. <br /> <br />A limited exploratory field program was conducted on the <br />Grand Mesa from mid-January to mid-February 1983. This <br />was followed by more extensive field programs carried <br />out from November 1983. through March 1984. and <br />November 1984. through March 1985. The results of these <br />investigations will soon be presented in a Bureau <br />of Reclamation Technical Report. The field program for <br /> <br />2 <br />