WMOD00213

• Applicant: North American Weather Consultants
• Sponsor Name: Upper Colorado River Commission
• Project Name: The Potential Use of Winter Cloud Seeding Programs to Augment the Flow of the Colorado River
• Title: The Potential Use of Winter Cloud Seeding Programs to Augment the Flow of the Colorado River
• Prepared For: Upper Colorado River Commission
• Prepared By: Don Griffith, NAWC
• Date: 3/1/2006
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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