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<br />CHAPTER 5 <br /> <br />CONTENTS (Cont'd) <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND <br /> <br />COMMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-1 <br /> <br />5.1 Meteorological Studies and Findings. . . . . 5-1 <br />5. 1. 1 Cloud Type Analysis of San Juan <br />Storms and Their Modification <br />Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-1 <br />5.1. 1. 1 Stratification of Oro- <br />graphic Cloud Types 5-2 <br />5. 1. 1. 2 Analysis of the Deep <br />Storm Type Clouds. 5-11 <br />5.1. 1. 3 The Influence of the <br />14, 000 ft. MSL Wind <br />Velocity on Seed/No <br />Seed Ratios. . . . . .. 5-11 <br />5. 1. 1. 4 Summary of the Cloud <br />Type and Paramete r <br />Analysis. .. ... ... 5-15 <br />5.1.2 The Representativeness of <br />Instantaneous Wind Measurements <br />From the Pilot Project Remote <br /> <br />Site s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 - 20 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />The Anomalous Southeast Wind at <br />700 mb as Observed Over South- <br />west Colorado. . . . . . . . . . .. 5-21 <br />Special Diffusion Flights. . . . .. 5-23 <br />Wind Shear Study to Identify Pre- <br />cipitation Events . . . . . . . . .. 5-24 <br />Observations of Meteorological <br />Parameters and Cloud Character- <br />istic s Ove r the San Juan <br />Mountains. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5- 25 <br />5. 1. 7 Difficulties in the Replication of <br />WeathE~r Modification Experiments <br />and thE~ Transfer of Learned Tech- <br />nology to Other Areas . . . . . .. 5-28 <br />5.1.8 Note of Caution in Evaluating the <br />Pilot l>roject Data . . . . . . . .. 5-31 <br />5. 2 Recommendations for Future Programs. .. 5-32 <br />5. 2. 1 Operation Procedures and Criteria 5-32 <br />5. 2. 1. 1 Time Unit of Seeding <br />Operations. . . . . . 5-32 <br />5.2. 1. 2 Parameters Used to <br />Identify Fa vo rable <br />Ope rational <br />Opportunities . . . . .. 5-34 <br /> <br />5.1.3 <br /> <br />5. 1. 4 <br />5.1.5 <br /> <br />5. 1. 6 <br /> <br />v <br />