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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors acknowledge the support of His Majesty King Hassan II, whose interest in weather modification made Programme AI Ghait possible. Dr. Stephen Lintner of the u.S. Agency for International Development's (USAlD) Washington Office. ~Ir. Harry Petrequin of the USAID Mission in Morocco, and Dr. Bernard Silverman of Reclamation worked closely together in getting the project started. The USAID Mission in Morocco and the staff of the American Embassy in Casablanca provided much assistance. Our deep appreciation is e:\-pressed to Mission Directors Robert Chase and Charles Johnson, and to their staffs. ~Ir. Richard Jackson, American Consul General, graciously hosted two large receptions at his residence for project personnel and visiting water resources experts. The personal interest of General Kabbaj, the project's "Haut Coordonnateur," accounted largely for its speedy implementation. Colonel Mohamed Bamaarouf was diligent in fulfilling the Royal Air Force commitment to the project. Mr. Amed Bensari, Director of the National Meteorological Organization, had overall responsibility for the project on the civilian side, while the project's Director. ~Ir. Saad Benarafa, provided skillful supervision on a day-to-day basis. Mr. EI Bachir Loukah performed effectively as Deputy Director following his appointment in 1987. Special thanks go to the Operations Team, led by Mr. ~loustafa Maidane and Mr. Yvon Le Goff, and the Equipment Team, led by Mr. Brahim Louaked and Mr. Mohamed Megdani, for their excellent performance. The personnel from the Royal Air Force who flew the seeding aircraft were originally led by Lts. Hamri and Idouba and currently are led by Captain Chouham. Captain Maanan coordinated the flight operations with the Programme AI Ghait Operations Team. All flying missions were conducted with skill and dedication. The project is also indebted to the base commanders at Kenitra, Khouribga, and Anfa, who provided excellent facilities and assistance to the air crews. r..-lr. EI Bachir Loukah contributed to chapter 3 of this report and also provided a critical review of the entire document. The Scientific Analysis and Evaluation Team contributed to the text of chapter 8. xlr. Baddour and his American counterpart. Dr. Rasmussen, wrote the section on cloud physics studies; ~lr. ~oou and Dr. Johnson, the radar studies; Mr. Benassi and Dr. Matthews, airflow modeling studies; Mr. El Majdoub and Mr. Medina, precipitation modeling studies; Mr. Abidi and ~1r. Verdin, snow cover and runoff modeling studies; and Mr. Mrabet and Mr. yIedina, statistical evaluation studies. The team's excellent work is leading to international recognition of the capabilities of Moroccan scientists. The authors also wish to acknowledge the contributions of individuals in other agencies of the Government of Morocco who routinely assisted the project. The Ministry of the Interior, through the Provincial Governors at Azilal, Beni Mella!, and Khouribga, was most helpful in the provision of project facilities. Mr. Smouni and Mr. Laabi of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and t>.Ir. Boutayeb and ylr. Obaklace of the Ministry of Equipment provided reservoir and streamflow data. as well as assistance in river modeling. III