WMOD00576

• Title: Summary of Weather Modification Activities Reported in 1979
• Date: 7/1/1980
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

ods. etc.) and any environmental gu1de-
l1nes (rela.ted to the posslble effecta of
the opera.tlons) been included in the op-
erattoaal plans? Yes ____ No ____. It
Yea. pIeue furnish coples or a descrlp-
Uon of the specl1lc procedures and gu1de-
l1nes: and
<lU Optional remarks. to include any
addWaaalitema which the person deems
.."tfteant or of interest and such other
mtormat1on as the Administrator may
reQ1ItIISt the person to submlt.
(b) It circumstances prevent the sign-
m. of a contract or arreement to per-
form. or recelpt of an authorization to'
proceed with. a weather modlftca.tion ac-
tivity at a date earlY enough to comply
with paragra.ph Ca) of this sectlon. the
1D1tla1 report Ilball be provided 110 as to
be recelftd by the Adm1nIstrator within
10 dan of the date of I1lD1ng of the con-
tnet or acreement. or recelpt of author-
laUon to proceed. In t1Uch ~. the re-
port aba1l be accompanied by an explana-
UoD as to why it was not submitted at
leut 10 days prior to the commencement
of the act1v1ty.
(e) In the nent that' circumstances
be10nd the control ot the Penon Dable
to report under these regulations pre-
~t the IIUbmialon ot the tntttal report
In a tlmel:r manner as descrfbed above.
tile report aba1l be torwarded as earlY
.. .....ble. accompanied by an explana-
Uaa u to why a timely report has not
beMl proytded. It such Gptanatlon Is
deemed adequate. tile Adm1nIstrator wID
CODBfder the report as timely med.

. 901.5 .......... ~

(a) Any person enpaed tn a weather
....,tftep.tIon project or act1v1t:v tn the
UDlted States on January 1 tn any year
lIIIaI1 nblntt to the Admtntatntor. not
Jater tbsD fl daYll the~tier. an tntertm
nport 8Itt.tDa tortb as ot IIUch date the
tDfarmattoD requtred below with J'fJIlJ)ect
to ~ IIUCb contb:IutDC project or acttv-
'1&1 .. pnrioualy tumlBbed to the Ad-
mtniItrator tn a prior tntlertm report;
.......kIecl Cbat the January 1 dUe Ilball
.. IIoPPI7 If other arraD8eD1entll have
pl"8'ftouab' been made with the written
appI'Ot'al ot the Admlntstrator.
(b) Tbe Intertm 'ftPOrt lIbaIl Include
tile me number UlIIIned by the Ad-
IIdDmtrator and IlbaU pnmde a a1UDII1ary
of the project or act1v1ty contatntng at
IeUt the follo1rtDc mtormatton tor each
IIUlDtb :
(1) HlImber of daYll on whJcb. actual
mocWlcatlon acttvlt1ell took place:
(2) Number ot daYll on wbtch weather
IlMKUflcatta.D acttnt1elI were conducted.
.......-s by eacb of the major purpoeelI
of the acttfttIes:
(3) MlDDber of mocWlcatton missions
that were can1ed out;
(f) Total number of hours of 0pera-
tion of eacb type of weather modJftca-
tIon appuoatul <t.e.. net hourIS ot &lPlDt

nIeUe) :
(I) Total amount of 8I(eDt used. It
more than one apnt wa. used. each
mould be totaled 1MlPU'&t;e1y (e.... car-
boD cUomde. Iodium chloride. urea" aD-
...locUde) .

APPENDIX B

IULES AND REGULAnONS

Cc) The totala for the Items in para-
<<"ph (b) of thls sect10n Ihall be pro-
VIded for fhe-jleriod coverec1 by the tn-
tertm. repGlrt.

fi 908.6 I'inal report.

Upon colIIlpletion ot a wellither mod11l.-
catlon proJiect or activlty the perllOIl who
performed the same shall nubmtt a re-
port to the Administrator not later than
45 days alter complet1on of the project
or actlvlty. The report shall tnclude the
me number asslgned by the Adm1n1stra-
tor and thl! follOwing items:
Ca) Intclrmation required tor the tn-
terim repclrts (to the extent not previ-
ously repo:~ l.
Cb) Thl, total 'number ot days on
whlch actual modlflcatlon actlvlties took
place during the project or activity.
(c) The total number ot days durtng
the proJecl~ or actlvity on which weather
mod11l.catllm activities wer>e conducted.
segregated by each of the major purposes
ot the actM.tles.
Cd) T,be total number ot modJftcatlon
mlsslons that were carried out under the
project or act1v1ty.
(e) The total number of hours ot op-
eration of each type ot weather mod!-
ftcatlon allpBratus during tIl1e project or
actlvlty (f.e.. net hours of agent release).
(f) The total amount ot mod!ftcatlon
agent(s) <i!1spensed during the project or
act1vity. ]f more th:m one agent was
used, eachl Ilbould be totaled separately
(e.g.. carton dtoxide, sodium chloride.
urea. Ifh'er iodide), '
Cg) The date on whtch the ftDal
weather Jl1odJftcatton activity oec:urred.

fi 908.7 !lapp'-ntal repam.

Notwtthstandtnlr other I'elrUlatlons. a
suppleme1:ltal report in letter form re-
ferring tell the appropriate NOAA me
number. tf asstgn"M. must be made to the
Admtntstrator Immediately If any report
of weather modlftcatlon aettvttles sub-
mitted under I 908.4. I 908.5. or I 908.8
Is tound liD contain any matertal tnac-
curacies. lntssta.tementll. and omtss1ona.
A suppleQlental report must also be made
If there l~re changes in Il~ for the
project or activity.

fi 908.8 lllaiatenanee of _lOI'da.

(a) AnJ person engaging in a weather
modJftcatil)n activity in the 'United states
shall maintain a record of :lIUch acUv1ty.
Thls record shall contain at least the
followlnlr. when appUcable:
(1) A claronolOlfcal record ot actlv'ttles
can1ed OIL. preferably in the form of a
daUy 101. which shall tnc1ude the NOAA
me numbll!' assigned to the proJ~ the
destgnatlon of each unit of er
modtftcatll)n apparatus. and at least the
followtng information for each UD,tt:
(f) Date of the wea.ther mod1ftcatlon
activity.
(11) PolIltlon ot each a1n:ratt or loca-
tion of esch item of weatber modJftca-
tlon appa.l~tus during each modJftcatlon
mtssion. lI/[a1lS may be used.
(Iff) Time when weather modJftcatlon
activity tMpn and ended.
(11') TCltal duration of operatton of
each unit of weather modtftcat1on ap-
paratus (i.e.. net hours ot &lleDt rel_) .

(v) Type ot each modJftcatlon aceat
used.
(vi) Rate ot dtspersal of each agent
dut1ng the period of actual operation
of weather modlftcation apparatus.
Cv1f) Total amount of agent used. It
more than one agent was used. report
total for each type separately.
(vW) Number of days on whlch
weather modtftcation activities were con-
ducted. segregated by each of the major
purposes ot the activities.
(2) The monthly totals of hours ot
modtfl.catlon actlvlty. the amount ot
mod1ftcat1on agent used. and the num-
ber of days on whtch weather modl1lca-
tlon activities were conducted. slllrePted
by each of the major purposes of the
activities. shall be shown on the daUy
log sheet tor the last day of each month.
(b) When the actlvity involves
ground-based weather modUlcatlon ap-
paratus. records of the tollowlng shall
also be maintained. when appl1cable. but
need not be made part of the daUy, log:
(1) The locatlon of each Item ot
weather modlftcatton a.pparatus in use
and Its Identtflcatlon such as type and
manufacturer's model number. It the ap-
paratus Is not COD1D1I!1'CIa1lY ava11able. a
briet description of the apparatus and
the method of operation should be
recorded.
(2) The name and address ot the per-
son responatble for operating each
weather modlftcatlon apparatus:
(,3) The altitude and type of weather
phenomenon subjected to weather modl-
ftcatlon acttvlt:v durtng each operational
period (e.g.. cumulus clouds between
10.000 and 30.000 feet m:JJ.: 81'01II1d tog).
(c) When the activity tn'VolYel air-
borne weather modJftcatlon apparatus.
recorda ot the tollowlng shall alao be
matntalDed, when appUcable. but neecl.
not be made a part ot the daDy log:
Por each airborne weather mocWlca-
tlon appamtU8 nm: altttude. air 1Peed;
release potnta of modtftcatlon agenta.
, method of modJftcatlon and characteris-
tics of ftares. rockets. or other de1tverJ'
systems employed: temperature at re-
lease altitude: and. for aircraft: the type
of a1rcraft. ita Identtflcat10n number. the
airport or a.trporta used. and the names
and addreasee of crew m~bers and the
penon responstble tor operating the
weather mocWleatlon apparatus; and tbe
altitude and type of weather phenome-
non subjected to weather modJftcatlon
act1v1ty durlnl each operational period
(e.g.. cumulus cloulls between 10,000 and
-30.000 feet m.a~: 81'Ound foe).
(d) The followtng recorda shall alao
be matntatDed, whttDeYer appUcable, but
need not be made a part of the ~ IOC.
0IllY data lIpeclftcally collected tor Ute
reported act1v1ty need be retatned; data
ava11able from other lIources need not be
tncluded.
(1) Any descriptions that were re-
corded ot meteorol~cal condtt1onll 1m
target and control areas dur1na' the pe-
rioels of operatton; for"example: percent
of cloud cover. temperature. humidity,
the presence of lflfb~. ba.11. funnel
clouds. heavy rain or snow. and unUllU&l
radar ~.

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I'IDtIAL 1I01nn, YOlo 41. NO. 113--TI4UISOA Y. JUHI 10, 1976

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