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<br />~ <br /> <br />eolorado, local weather observations, weather satellite pictures, <br /> <br />forecast charts and bulletins prepared by the ~atlonal \{eather Service. <br /> <br />Aircraft flight planning winds, upper level temperature and <br /> <br />.landing weather will be available from the Denver Flight Service <br /> <br />Station. <br /> <br />The data available from the study area "ill include rawinsonde <br /> <br />observations, vertical pointing Ku Band Radar observations, surface <br /> <br />weather measurements, and visual observations, and reports from <br /> <br />observation aircraft. <br /> <br />Using data from the above sources, the esu Research Coordinator, <br /> <br />CSU licensed operator and the ground-based and airborne seeding <br /> <br />crews will coordinate by telephone each morning to prepare a schedule <br /> <br />of seeding operations for the ensuing 24 hours. <br /> <br />4. Types of Aircraft <br /> <br />Three (3) aircrafts will be utilized for'the project. Their <br /> <br />missions will be as follows: <br /> <br />a. Specially instrumented twin engine Queen Aire provided by <br /> <br />the National eenter for Atmospheric Research (NeAR) will be used to <br /> <br />monitor tracer materials and to record microphysical data in and <br /> <br />down"ind of the target area. It will also make soundings and <br /> <br />measurements of the environment in which clouds are forming. It <br /> <br />will not release any seeding materials. <br /> <br />b. A specially instrumented Lear Jet will be used to also <br /> <br />monitor tracer materials and to record cloud physics data in the <br />- <br /> <br />project area. This aircraft "ill provide broader coverage over <br /> <br />both the Park Range and the dmmwind area. It will ol'era:=..3:t_ <br /> <br />(higher <br /> <br />~ <br />elevation~han <br /> <br />the Queen Aire. <br /> <br />It will provide both cloud <br />