WMOD00424

• Project Name: 1978 Delaware Rain Augmentation Project
• Title: 1978 Delaware Rain Augmentation Project - Condensed Report
• Prepared For: Secretary of Agriculture, State of Delaware
• Prepared By: Dr. Larry G. Davis, Lawrence B. Youngren
• Date: 12/1/1978
• State: DE
• Country: United States
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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New Castle County.. Representative William
H. Brady, II, Middletown
Richard Lester, St. George's

Sussex County. . . . . . Joseph Elliot, Laurel
Palmer Corey, Bridgeville
Elwood Tucker, Ellendale

Ex-Officio Member. .Dr. William J. Benton,
Associate Director, Agri-
cultural Experiment 8tation

This Committee was interested in two primary areas;
concentration of seeding efforts in dry sectors of the State, and termi-
nation of seeding operations in "wet" areas. Section 3.4 contains a
discussion of periods when seeding was completely or partially
restricted.

An integral part of every c loud seeding program within
the United States is the requirement by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for safeguards similar to those
mentioned above. The following is an excerpt from the NOAA form
"Initial Report of Weather Modification", submitted by CIC:

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

(a) Provisions for National Weather Service advisories.

CIC will monitor the local National Weather SE~rvice
advisories using the Lewes and Salisbury radio trans-
mission (162.40 and 162.55 mhz). eIe will bE! in
daily contact with the National Weather Service
Station at New Castle, Delaware.

A briefing will be scheduled for 10:20 a. m. daily to
obtain the Dulles upper air sounding and the outlook
for severe weather potential.

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