WMOD00566

• Title: Snowpack Augmentation in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1989
• State: CO
• Country: United States
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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CONTENTS

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Introduction.

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Background .

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Initiation of Cloud Seeding .

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Variation in Opposition by Locale

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Telluride. . .
Lake City . .
Durango area.
Ouray and Silverton .

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The Bureau of Reclamation's Response .

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Conduct and Regulation of the CRBPP .

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Results of the CRBPP. . . . . . . .

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Operational Snowpack Augmentation.

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The Proposed CREST Project . . . .

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The Cessation of Snowpack Augmentation in the San Juans

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Other Selected Findings from the 1987 Interviews of
Community Leaders.

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Summary and Conclusions

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References .

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Appendix A

Items from 1987 Interview Schedule on Most
Important Factors to Consider in Reaching
Decisions on Weather Modification . . . .

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