WMOD00235

• Applicant: Western Kansas Groundwater Management
• Project Name: Cloud Seeding
• Date: 4/15/1986
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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1986 Western Kansas Weathel" Modification Target Area.

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Participatir\g counties 1975 - 1986.

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Typical air-mass storm charactel"ization.

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Operations flow chal"t.

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Graphic operational summary - 1986........

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Western Kansas long-term rainfall distl"ibution for
the months Apl"il, May, June, atld July, 30-ye~r
avel~age for years 1941 - 1970,

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Western Kansas lang-term rainfall distribution for
August and September 1 the S-montt, period April
through Aug~Jst, 0nd the 5-monttl period April throlJgh
September. 30-year average for years 1941-'1970.

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National Weather Service monthly rainfall depictions
for' April, r1ay, .Jl-IIVE;, .Jul'}-' and AU1;!LF5t 19~:6,.......

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April and May 1986 rainfall dist.ribution frc~ t.he
WKWM rainfall observatioll network.

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June and July 1986 rainfall distriblAtion from the
WKWM rairlfall observation network............

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1~ August. 1986 rainfall dist.ribut.ion and t.he seasonal
total (\pril through August 1986 rairlfall distribution
from tt.e WKWM rainfall observer network.... 27

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1986 nlJmber of crop-hail sectional damage claims fOl~
the period April 15th througt1 September 15th.

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April and May 1986 analyses of number of .irlstances
of crop-t1ail damage clainls.

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June Btld .July 1986 analyses of number of instances
of crop-hail damage claims.

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20 August 1986 and tt18 582sonal total Ar~ril - Sept. 15th
flumber of illstal1ces of crop-hail damage.. 35

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