WMOD00379

• Title: Potential Opportunities for Precipitation Augmentation in the Eastern Tennessee Valley
• Date: 2/1/1988
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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Distribution of annual energy cost impacts resulting
from the MEDIUM(+) augmentation scenario. Impacts
are in 1988 dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Distribution of annual energy cost impacts resulting
from the MEDIUM(-) augmentation scenario. Impacts
are in 1988 dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Distribution of annual energy cost impacts resulting
from the LOW augmentation scenario. Impacts are in,
1988 dollars. .............. .109

Average weekly energy gains resulting from
augmentation scenario. . . . . . . . . . .

the HIGH
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Average weekly energy gains resulting from
MEDIUM(+) augmentation scenario. . . . . .

Average weekly energy gains resulting from
MEDIUM(-) augmentation scenario. . . . . .

Average weekly energy gains resulting from
augmentation scenario. . . . . . . . . . .

Estimated operational cloud seeding costs for the
e~stern TVA region. ................ .114

Site map showirrg locations of key field facilities
during the 3-month intensive field program. Range
ring shows coverage from the digital radar to be
located at the Tri-Cities airport. .120

Daily time schedule.

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Flight track of cloud physics aircraft for tracing
ground released SF6 plumes during prestorm conditions. 122

Schematic of cloud physics aircraft flight procedures. 123

Example of processed output from the radiometer and
mobile ground microphysics laboratory to be established
at Rhone Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Example of processed output from a Doppler acoustic
sounder of the type to be located at Rhone Mountain. . 125

Output from a mountaintop icing rate station of the type
to be installed atop mountains in the TVA region. 126

Example of ground plumes predicted from the Bureau's
seeding guidance model. ............... 128

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