WMOD00401

• Contract/Permit #: 2-07-81-V0256
• Title: Precipitation Development in Seeded Clouds Over the Sierra Nevada
• Date: 8/1/1986
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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6.3 January 19, 1983 Case Study (convective cloud)

6. 3. 1 Env i ronmental Corrl i tions

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6.3.2 Seeding Responses from Aircraft Data 108

6.3.3 Evolution of Aircraft Cbserved Particles 110

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6.3.4 Particle Fall Trajectory 116

6.3.5 AM Prooiction of Aggregation and Canparison

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6.4 March 3, 1980 Case Study (stratiform-orographic

6.3.6 Cauparison of Aircraft Cbservations wi th Models 134

6.4.1 Environmental Corrlitions

6.4.2 Seeding Responses frorn Aircraft Data

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6.4.3 Liquid Water Content Distribution .

6.4.4 Evolution of Aircraft <l:>servoo Particles

6.4.5 Comparison of Aircraft <l:>servations wi th

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6.4.6 Particle Fall Trajectory

6.5 February 14, 1979 Case study (convective cloud)

6.5.1 Environmental Corrlitions

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6.5.2 SeedinSJ Responses from Aircraft Data

6.5.3 Evolution of Aircraft Cbserved Particles

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6.5.4 Ccmparison of Aircraft Cbservations with Models 179

CHAPTER VII - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

7.1 Summary

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7.2 Conclusions

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