WMOD00512

• Title: Special Report to the Commissioner - Precipitation Management for the Colorado River Basin
• Date: 1/1/1980
• State: CO
• Country: United States
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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CONTENTS

Summary . . . . . . . . . . .

II. Project Rationale. Authority. and Planning Activities

Ill. Augmentation Potential

IV. Present Status of Technology

V. The San Juan Operational Program

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Introduction

The Init1ation Phase

The Preoperational Phase

Modification Hypotheses

Seedability Criteria . .

Opportunity Recognition

The Operational Phase . . .

Operational Objective

Seeding Material and Delivery Techniques

Total Area Effects

Parallel Studies. . . .

Transferability Studies

Ground-based Seeding Studies

The Basinwide Operational Program

Environmental. Social, and Legal Considerations

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