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<br />7-2090 (4-81)
<br />Bureau of Reclamation
<br />1, REPORT NO,
<br />R-94-0 1
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<br />4, TITLE AND SUBTITLE
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<br />TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD TITLE P)l~GE
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<br />3, RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NO,
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<br />Thailand Applied Atmospheric
<br />Resources Research Program
<br />Volume 2 - Demonstration Project Design
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<br />7, AUTHOR(S)
<br />Bernard A. Silverman, Curtis L. Hartzell, William L.
<br />Woodley, and Daniel Rosenfeld
<br />9, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
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<br />5, REPORT DATE
<br />March 1994
<br />6, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
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<br />D-3720
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<br />8, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
<br />REPORT NO,
<br />R-94-0 1
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<br />10, WORK UNIT NO,
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<br />Bureau of Reclamation
<br />Denver Office
<br />Denver CO 80225
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<br />11, CONTRACT OR GRANT NO,
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<br />13, TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
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<br />12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
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<br />Same
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<br />16, ABSTRACT --1
<br />This fmal report, prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation under the PASA, consists of three volumes. Volume _~ I
<br />includes a summary of the AARRP structure, the contributions to the AARRP by the U.S. and the Royal Thai
<br />Governments, and the institutional development, technology transfer, technical, and scientific accomplishments,
<br />Volume 1 concludes with a summary of problems encountered, lessons learned, and recommendations for the futuI'e,
<br />Volume 2 presents a detailed account of the scientific studies and their fmdings, and provides the design of the
<br />demonstration project (also known as AARRP Phase 2). Volume 3 presents the operations plan for the demonstration
<br />project.
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<br />14, SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
<br />DIBR
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<br />15, SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
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<br />Microfichl~ and hard copy available at the Denver Office, Denver, Colorado
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<br />Results of the AARRP cloud modeling and field studies suggest that increasing rainfall by static, warm cloud seeding
<br />with hygroscopic particles and by dynamic, cold cloud seeding with silver iodide are scientifically promising. A
<br />definitive warm and cold cloud seeding demonstration project to quantify the water augmentation potential of these
<br />rainmaking techniques in Thailand is warranted and recommended as the next logical AARRP activity, This PASA
<br />has provided a design and operations plan for the proposed demonstration project, as well as the equipment needed to
<br />carry it out. Training in the operation, maintenance, and use of this equipment for field experiments has also been
<br />provided; however, training in the scientific decisionmaking associated with the execution of the required seeding
<br />procedures was not completed, and training in the analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of experimental results was
<br />only started. As a result, Thai scientists are not yet capable of implementing the proposed demonstration project on
<br />their own. Therefore, it is recommended that the demonstration project be implemented if and only if the MOAC
<br />continues fiJreign technical assistance to 1) ensure that the demonstration project is carried out in strict accordanee
<br />with the proposed design following international scientific standards, 2) complete the technology transfer and training
<br />started under the AARRP and provide the Thai scientists with a full capability to plan, conduct, monitor, and evaluate
<br />rainmaking projects, and 3) transfer the demonstration project seeding technology to Thailand's operational
<br />rainmaking program,
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<br />17, KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
<br />8. DESCRIPTORS-- atmospheric research! meteorology/ weather modification! cloud seeding/
<br />surveying! meteorological instruments!
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<br />b. IDENTIFIERS-
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<br />c. COSA TI FIeld/Group 08B
<br />18, DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
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<br />COWRR: 0802
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<br />19, SECURITY CLASS
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<br />21, NO, OF PAGES
<br />183
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