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<br />,-~ <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br /> <br />Many individuals contributed to the data collection and analyses <br />discussed in this report. Several National Weather Service personnel <br />provided assistance in snow accumulation algorithm development and <br />testing at the Albany, NY, Cleveland, OH, Denver, CO, and <br />Minneapolis, MN, Weather Forecast Offices. The main contacts in these <br />respective offices were John Quinlan, Bob LaPlante, Dave Imy, and Rich <br />Naistat, who were all quite cooperative and generous with their time. <br />Personnel at the National Severe Storms Laboratory were very helpful in <br />converting the SAA to real-time use on their WDSS system, and Kevin <br />Thomas and J.T. Johnson deserve special recognition. The assistance of <br />Mark Fresch and Lt. Co!. Andy White of the OSF in coordinating the <br />SAA work is gratefully acknowledged. <br /> <br />Many people were involved in data collection, and Jack McPartland of <br />the Bureau of Reclamation deserves special mention for gage site <br />selection and installation. Dr. James Heimbach of the University of <br />North Carolina at Asheville and Dr. Paul Smith of the South Dakota <br />School of Mines and Technology provided significant technical advice <br />to this project, including several suggestions for improving this report. <br />Ra Aman provided considerable programming support. <br /> <br />This work was primarily supported by the WSR-88D Operational <br />Support Facility and the Next Generation Weather Radar Program, with <br />additional support provided by the Bureau of Reclamation's Research and <br />Technology Transfer Program directed by Dr. Stanley Ponce. <br /> <br />U.S. Department of the Interior <br />Mission Statement <br /> <br />The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to <br />our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to <br />tribes. <br /> <br />The information contained in this report regarding commercial products or firms <br />may not be used for advertising or promotional purposes and is not to be construed <br />as an endorsement of any product or firm by the Bureau of Reclamation. <br /> <br />11 <br />