WMOD00402

• Project Name: Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project
• Title: Sierra Cooperative Pilot Project - Final Report for Period November 1984 - September 1986
• Date: 6/1/1987
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

SECTION III. GROUND-BASED PRECIPITATION MICROPHYSICS PROGRAM.... 3.1

(a) Scientific Orientation............................. 3.1
(b) The Scientific Plan................................ 3.3
Task 1. Field Data........................... 3.3
Task 2. Scientific Analysis.................. 3.4

(c) Field Observations and Results..................... 3.8
1985 Field Season-Ground Microphysics

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Field Operations.............................. 3.9

References
Attachments:
~. "Examination of Selection Mechanisms Operating During
Precipitation Formation" (Lamb/Pitter)
2. "An Integrated Ground-Based Storm Sampling Strategy
to Assist Evaluation of Cloud Seeding Effects"
(Pitter/Lamb)

SECTION IV.

METEOROLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION ABD ANALYSIS PROGRAM

(a)
(b)

Summary of 1984-85 winter Season Precipitation.....
Climatological Data Collection, Analysis
and Archiving for Case Studies.....................
Coordination of Mesoscale Weather Observations
and Cloud Seeding Operations with SCPP.............

(c)

SECTION V.

AIR MASS CHARACTERIZATION

(a) Results from the 1985 Winter Season................ 5.4
References

SECTION VI.

Ka-BAND RADAR MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM

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4.5

4.6

4.6

(a) Data Analysis...................................... 6.1

(b) Radar ~provements................................. 6.2
(c) 1986 Field Season.................................. 6.10
Attachments:
1. aKa-Band Radar Observations of Wintertime
Sierra Nevada Clouds (Walsh)
2. aKa-Band Radar Observations in Sierra Nevada
Winter Orographic Storms" (Walsh)

APPENDIX
Radar Calibration Data

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