WMOD00132

• Contract/Permit #: #95-5
• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater
• Project Name: Kansas Weather Modification
• Date: 1/1/1995
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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FOREWORD

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

List of Tables................................................................................................ i

I.. BACKGROUND..................................... ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 1

II. THE PHYSICAL BASIS FOR CLOUD SEEDING.................. 5

III. GENERAL OPERATIONS................................... .13

A. PROJECT DESIGN........................................................................ .13

B. WEATHER FORECASTING/OPERATIONAL PLANNING...........13
C. WEATHER SURVEILLANCE - SATELLITE, TV, VISUAL

AND RADAR......................................... .17
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D. AIRCRAFT SEEDING AND OPERATIONS....................18

IV. OPERATIONAL SUMr-1ARY - 1994........................... .20

V. HAIL DISTRIBUTION..................................... 22

VI. RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION.................................24

VII. AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE \~lM PROGRAJ1
PERFORMED BY THE KANSAS WATER OFFICE..................28

VIII. RESULTS OF A POLL CONDUCTED OF HAMILTON COUNTY
LANDOWNERS REGARDING WEATHER MODIFICATION.............31

IX. CONCLUDING REMARKS........ ............................34

X.. RECOMM.ENDATIONS.............................................................................. 35

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39

APPENDICES:

A. HISTORIC PROJECT OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY SU~ARY....40