WMOD00590

• Title: Analysis and Classification of Mesoscale Cloud and Precipitation Systems
• Date: 8/1/1983
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

cases where significant levels were critical, the HIPLEX soundings
differed substantially.

2.2 Rain Gage Data

A sparse network composed of 67 gages separated by approximately
11.1 km and a dense network of 39 gages with average separation dis-

tances of 5.4 km were used to observe convective rainfall in the vicin-

ity of Big Spring, Texas. The rain gage network covered a total area of
about 9380 km2 centered at 32.550 N. and lQl.200 W. (Fig. 2.2). The
average area per gage in the sparse network was 123.2 km2, while that
of the dense network was 28.8 km2.

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