Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Note: Except when noted otherwise, all weather modification operations conducted in the state <br />of Colorado are controlled by the meteorologist at the Colby radar site, located in Colby <br />Municipal Airport, Colby, KS. Colby is positioned at 39.430 N, 101.050 W with a magnetic <br />declination of approximately 9.00 E. <br />Contained within this report is; a description and maE-Qf..the target area within the State <br />of Colorado, a list of the aircraft used in seeding operatIons; a brief written description of each <br />operational day in which ~eather-modification was conducted in Colorado, flighilogs for each <br />~ --. ~ <br />aircraft participating in weather modification operations with dates, seeding times, radial <br />~ces fromQ(J!by, KS given in degrees (magnetic) and nautical miles, total 'generator minutes <br />and total anlounts of seeding agent dispensed in grams. All aircraft are equipped with Global <br />Positioning Systems (GPS) for navigation. All times are reported in Central Daylight Time <br />(CDT). Also included are computer generated GPS approximations of the seeding track of each <br />aircraft, for each day that seeding operations were conducted in the Coloradcftarget area. <br />---... ~...._" .:~:.__. . <br /> <br />General description of Colorado target area: <br />The Colorado target are includes the area of Range of 42 West (R42W) in Cheyenne County, <br />Colorado. R42W being the first full Range west of the Kansas / Colorado state line. This area <br />includes Tl2S:R42W, T13S:R42W, Tl4S:R42W, TI5S:R42W and Tl6S:R42W. From the <br />intersection of the Kansas / Colorado State line and the Kit Carson / Cheyenne Coun!)' line, west <br />-,---. , <br />along said County line to approximately County Road 541RD 54). South along said RD 54 to <br />the approximately County Road G (G RD). West along said RD G one statute mile to RD 54. <br />South along said RD 54 to the Cheyenne / Kiowa County line. East along said County line to <br />the Kansas / Colorado State line. This Colorado target area is part of, and borders the primary <br />target area inside Kansas. See maps (figure 1 )for general position and outline of target area. A <br />detailed description ofthe Colorado target in latitude and longitude is listed below. <br /> <br />39002.827' N 102' 02.575' W <br />Intersect, Kansas / Colorado State line, Kit Carson / Cheyenne County line. <br /> <br />39' 02.846' N 102009.950' W <br />RD54. <br /> <br />38' 41.680' N 102009.963' W <br />RDG. <br /> <br />380 41.625' N 1020 10.898' W <br />One statute mile west of intersect, RD G, RD 54. <br /> <br />38036.857' N 102010.839' W <br />Intersect RD 54, Cheyenne / Kiowa County line. <br /> <br />38038.899' N 102002.689' W <br />Intersect, Kansas / Colorado State line, Cheyenne / Kiowa County line. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />