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

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Outline of major basins and location of stream gaging
stations used in analysis

Basin features of model .

Schematic diagram of cloud top lifting model
Example of procedure for calculating seeding potential

Major basins and massifs

Rawinsonde sites currently operational or during portions of
the study period . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Climax 2NW precipitation versus cloud top temperature

Climax 2NW precipitation versus 500 rob temperature

Hamilton Branch precipitation versus cloud top temperature

Hamilton Branch precipitation versus 500 mb temperature

1.2-10 Simplified block diagram of data processing required to
produce master files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2-11 Hourly precipitation versus lifted cloud top temperature
for Climax 2NW . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ._ . . . .

1.2-12 Tabulated hourly precipitation versus lifted cloud top
temperature data summary for Climax 2NW ......

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Scatter diagram of hourly precipitation versus lifted cloud
top temperatures for Climax 2NW . . . . . . .

Scatter diagram of stability index versus lifted cloud top
temperature for Climax 2NW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A portion of the output from the one--dimensional statistical
summarization program . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Precipitation-runoff relationship for the Donner massif
in the Sacramento major basin . . . . . . .

2.1-1 Massif average topographic profiles and crest orientation
for the Upper Colorado major basin . . . . . . . .
2.1-2 Massif average topographic profiles and crest orientation
for the Upper Colorado major basin . . . . .

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Precipitation topographic profile, Upper Colorado major
basin, Centra] Colorado Rockies massif .. . .. ....

Precipitation topographic profile, Upper Colorado-Rio Grande
major basin, San Juan massif . . . . . .

Massif average topographic profiles and crest orientation
for the Rio Grande major basin . . . . . .

Precipitation topographic profile, Rio Grande major basin,
Sange de Cristo massif . . . . -. .

Massif average topographic profiles and crest orientation for
the Truckee, Walker, and Humboldt major basins ... . .

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