WMOD00079

• Contract/Permit #: #98-1
• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater
• Project Name: Kansas Weather Modification
• Date: 1/1/1998
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

\
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page'

FOREWORD

List of Figures. ............................................................................................................................i

List of Tables........................................................................................................................ .... .iii

1. BACKGROUND..... .... ........ ......................... ........... ................ ........... ...,..... ........ ..... ...1

II. THE PHYSICAL BASIS FOR CLOUD SEEDING.....................................................3

III. GENERAL OPERATIONS - PROJECT DESIGN.....................................................ll

A. WEATHER FORECASTING/OPERATIONAL PLANNING............................... 13

B. WEATHER SURVEILLANCE - RADAR, SATELLITE, TV AND

VISUAL.................................:.........:.............................................................. .15

C. AIRCRAFT SEEDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.......................... 17

D. ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS..............................................19

IV. OPERATIONAL SUMMARY -1998... .......... .......... ......... ......... .......... .... ........ ........ .20

,
V. HAIL DISTRIBUTION.. ........ ...... ..... ......... ........ ............. ............ ........... ...... ......... ....23

VI. RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION.. .......... ........... .......... ......... ............... ......... ... ........ ......33

VII. CROP HAIL INSURANCE RELATIONSHIPS FOR WESTERN KANSAS.............4l

VIll. NORTHWEST KANSAS - SECOND YEAR COMMENTS.....................................46

IX. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS..... ......... ........... ............. ........... ..................... .... ..48

X. RECOMMENDATIONS....... ........... '" ........ ............ ........... ..... ....... ...... ................ .... .51

XL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS........ ............ ........................................... ......................... ..53

APPENDICES:

A. HISTORIC PROJECT OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY SUMMARY
SEEDfNG AND OBSERVATION FLIGHTS............................................54