WMOD00465

• Contract/Permit #: 14-06-D-7368
• Title: Twelve Basin Investigation: Analysis of Potential Increases in Precipitation and Streamflow Resulting from Modification of Cold Orographic Clouds in Selected River Basins of the Western United States
• Date: 8/15/1972
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT . . . .
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF DEFINITIONS

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INTRODUCTION .
1.1 Objective
1.2 Meteorological Approach
1.3 Hydrologic Approach . .
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION AND STREAMFLOW
2,1 Upper Colorado Major Basin
2.2 Rio Grande Major Basin
2.3 Truckee, Walker, and Humboldt Major Basins
2.4 Sacramento Major Basin
2.5 North Platte Major Basin
2.6 Gila River Major Basin
2.7 Snake River Major Basin
SUMMARY . . . . .
REFERENCES

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Regression equation for pressure at nodal surface
Major bains, massifs, and gaging stations .. . .
Recording raingage sites within or near individual massifs .
Availability of rawinsonde data . . . .
Summary table for the Upper Colorado major basin
Summary table for the Rio Grande major basin . .
Summary table for the Truckee, Walker, Humboldt major basins .
Summary table for the Sacramento major basin . .
Summary table for the North Platte maJor basin
Summary table for the Gila River major basin
Summary table for the Gila River major basin

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