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<br />cloud systemsd over the northern Colorado Rockies. The discussion <br /> <br />primarily emphasized the evolution of the supercooled liquid water in <br /> <br />the clouds relating the liquid water structure to cloud parameters such <br /> <br />as precipitation rate, cloud depth, temperature and wind velocity. A <br /> <br />discussion of the spatial distribution of liquid was presented. The <br /> <br />importance of the liquid water layer near cloud top was discussed. The <br /> <br />presentation also included a discussion of the microstructure of the <br /> <br />liquid water. Paul DeMott opened the discussion of ice phase processes <br /> <br />by presenting highlights of a case studies of nucleation near the top of <br /> <br />shallow orographic clouds. Bob Rauber continued the presentation by <br /> <br />discussing ice particle concentrations and guidance for ice <br /> <br />multiplication. Crystal habits observed in these clouds and their <br /> <br />formation were also presented. Mechanisms by which aggregates form in <br /> <br />Park Range cloud systems were discussed. <br /> <br />Based on the previous analyses, conceptual models of cloud system <br /> <br />structure of Park Range cloud systems were presented. Two generalized <br /> <br />cloud systems, the deep, wide area cloud and the shallow orographic <br /> <br />cloud system, were emphasized. <br /> <br />Professor Grant concluded the presentation by discussing future <br /> <br />field and analyses plans of the CSU group. <br /> <br />18 <br />