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<br />Page 6 <br /> <br />III. Equipment and Facilities <br /> <br />Project equipment and personnel will be located at three pr'imary <br />sites. The project headquarters and research aircraft will be <br />located at the Prescott airport. A U.S.F.S. (Forest Service) Helitac <br />base will be used for the project offices, and an adjacent commerical <br />facility will provide hangar storage for the aircraft. Weather <br />forecast information will be obtained through the facilities of FAA <br />(Federal Aviation Administration) Flight Service Station which is <br />also at the airport. The Station receives facsimile weather maps, <br />satellite photographs, hourly weather observations, and forecast <br />products. <br /> <br />The major complement of ground equipment will be installed and <br />operated at the U.S.F.S. Long Valley (Happy Jack) Ranger Station <br />which is located approximately 40 miles south of Flagstaff. The site <br />to be used is in a large clearing, formerly a lumber camp, near the <br />crest of the Mogollon Rim. Commercial power is available, and concrete <br />pads exist which will be used for siting equipment. Systems which will be <br />installed and operated include the following: <br /> <br />1. A C-band radar to obtain measurements of cloud base and top <br />heights, as well as other cloud characteristics. <br /> <br />2. A vertically pointing microwave radiometer to measure liquid <br />