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<br />. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />STATEMENT Of SKill AND <br />EXPERIENCE OF APPLICANT <br /> <br />CORPORATION BACKGROUND <br /> <br />In the fields of weather modification operations and cloud physics <br />research, Atmospherics Incorporated personnel have now logged a total of <br />78 project seasons including approximately 854 man-months of total effort <br />within these areas of interest. The group is dedicated to professional <br />level operations of programs related to all aspects of atmospheric pheno- <br />mena. I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Since 1960, our group has logged over 4,000 hours of aircraft time <br />on cloud seeding projects. Aircraft types have included the F8F, P38, <br />P40, f51, AT6, SNJ, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna T206, Piper Twin Comanche, <br />Piper Apache, Piper Aztec and Piper Navajo. Delivery systems aboard these <br />aircraft have dispensed silver iodide, lead iodide, sodium chloride, lithium <br />chloride, silver chloride, ammonium nitrate, urea, indium, liquid nitrogen, <br />carbon dioxide and a wide variety of organic compounds. <br /> <br />Of particular importance to the activities proposed in this document, <br />is our background of experience in Northeast Colorado. During the period <br />1960-1965, we played an active role in the hail research field programs <br />conducted by Colorado State University. This experience has included the <br />cooperative efforts of radar surveillance and aircraft seeding. Our pilots <br />are familiar w'th the coordination necessary in programs where radar plays <br />an important role in total operations. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />from a meteorological point-of-view, our personnel understand the <br />general growth characteristics of cumu1iform developments in Colorado. Our <br />people have been associated with programs designed to study cloud growth <br />mechanisms as well as conduct a wide variety of aircraft weather modifica- <br />tion seeding missions. for purposes of proper treatment in applications <br />programs, these studies have emphasized the proper timing within the life <br />cycle of cumulus developments, the optimum areas of application and the <br />amount of material necessary for maximum results frOm both cumulus and <br />stratocumu1us cloud types. AI is also current on nucleation technology <br />and the various devices available for nuc1~i generation. We feel this <br />