WMOD00461

• Title: Weather Modification Assessment - Kingdom of Thailand
• Date: 9/1/1986
• Country: Thailand
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

Yearly Royal Thai Government Budget Allocated
for the Activities of the R:oyal Rainmaking
Research and Development Institute (1971-1986) .

Table III-2. Detailed Budget of the Royall Rainmaking Research
and Development Institute (1977-1986) .....

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Table I-I.

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Table 1-2.

Table III-I.

Table III-3.

Table III-4.

Table III-5.

LIST OF TABLES

Airflow, cloud and precipitation char'acteristics of
climatic periods illustrated in Figure I-I ......

Amount of Surface Water by Source, Kingdom of
Thailand (Millions of Cubic Meters) .....

5

8

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22

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23

General Annual Operational Program of the Royal
Rainmaking Research and Development Institute .

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27

Yearly Requests for the Conlduct of Operations by the
Royal Rainmaking Research atnd Development Institute
(1975-1985) ....................

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28

Summary of the Annual Cloud! Seeding Operations
Conducted by the Royal Rainmaking Research and
Development Institute (1971-1985) ......

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29

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Table 111-6. Number of Aircraft Available for the Cloud Seeding
Operations of the Royal Rainmaking Research and
Development Institute (1980-1986) ........ 30

Table 111-7. Seeding Material Types and Quantities Used by the
Royal Rainmaking Research atnd Development
Institute (1974-1985) .............. 31

Table 111-8. Distribution of Degrees by Major Field for Scientific
and Engineering Staff of the Royal Rainmaking
Research and Development Institute (1986) ..... 37

Table V-I.

Table V-2.
Table V-3.

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Table V-4.

Main Implementation Events by Year. .
Illustrative Implementation Plan. .

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80
82

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Illustrative Cost Estimate for the Recommended

Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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85

Pri ority Ranki ng of Recomme'nded Program Items and Thei r
Estimated Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87

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