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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEHENTS <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Acknowledgements are due to the many individuals and organizations <br /> <br />that participatl~d in the organization of the field effort as well as the <br /> <br />collection, reduction, and analysis of thE~ data. <br /> <br />The authors wish to acknowledge the staff of North American liTeather <br /> <br />Consultants, particularly Robert Swart, Don Griffith, Bob Elliott, Joe <br /> <br />Sutherland, and Jerry Peck, both for their excellent: job in field operations <br /> <br />as well as their assistance in data reduction and analysis. :Many parts of <br /> <br />this report are integrated with analyses performed by this group. We would <br /> <br />also like to thank the other participants in the field operations" including <br /> <br />Howard Vickers (Independent Contractor), Jack Snider (NOAA, ERL), Ken Sassen <br /> <br />(University of Utah), Don Cobb and Randy Horn (CSU), Tom Henderson (Atmospherics, <br /> <br />Inc.), Pat Sweeny (Weather Hodification, Inc.), Dave Younkin, Norman Ostrander, <br /> <br />Dan Sheppard, and Paul Lawson (Colorado International Corporation), Rick <br /> <br />Stone (DRI), the forecasters, John Thompson and Russel Shaffer, and the <br /> <br />rawinsonde operators, Charlie and Hillie von Ritchie. <br /> <br />Special recognition is also given to Alex Long 2f DRI who served at the <br /> <br />pri~cipal scientist, and as such provided a significant focus for the program, <br /> <br />Clark Ogden of the Division of Water Resources who coordinated the overall <br /> <br />NOAA/State research program, and Herlin Williams, Bob Trotter and Bill Woodley <br /> <br />of NOAA who coordinated the NOAA participation during the last year. <br /> <br />CSU would also like to recognize those individuals and groups who <br /> <br />participated in the data reduction and analysis. These include Randy Feuerstein, <br /> <br />Fran Pollite, and the computing staff at the Bureau of Reclamation who helped <br /> <br /> <br />in the reduction of FAA flight track data and gave assistance in the development <br /> <br /> <br />of aircraft reduction programs. Paul Lawson of Colorado International Corporation <br /> <br /> <br />also provided valuable assistance in aireraft progrannning and data interpretation. <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />'I' <br /> <br />;; <br /> <br />vii <br />