WMOD00390

• Title: A Proposed Wintertime Weather Modification Research Program for Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1980
• State: CO
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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TABlGE OF CONTENTS

section

Preface

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List of Figures

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List of Tables .

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I. THE POTENTIAL FOR AUG~~NTATION OF COLORADO'S WATER
SUPPLY THROUGH WEATHER MODIFICATION 1

A. Colorado's Limited Water Supply . _ . . . .. 1

B. Potential for Augm~ntation of Water Supplies
Through Weather Modification . . . . . . . . .. 2

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A D]~MONSTRATION-TYPE RESEARCH
PROGRAM BY LOCAL INTERESTS . .. ...

THE NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROGRAM

III.

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THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM
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B.

Basic Concepts of the Program

Detailed Program Design . . .. .......

1. Identification of the Seeding Areas

2. Program Research Seeding Requirements

a. Opportunity Recognition Expressed in Terms
of An Applicable Seeding criteria . _ .

b. Determination of Seeding Rate . . . . . .

c. Seeding Delivery Systems and Seeding
MateriaLs . . . . . . . . . . .

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d. Opportunity Forecasting and Operation
Suspension Criteria . . . . . . . .

e. Randomized Seeding Operations and
Documentation of Seeding Activities

Meteorological Instrumentation and
Mon:j..toring Procedures _ . . . . . . . . . .

a. precipi ta tion Network . . . . . . . .

b. Atmospheric Soundings . . . . . .

c. Surface Observations ......

d. Data Processing and Storage

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