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<br />A CCII:p3rison of the nor:~31izcd 5cc~/co-secd r~ti0s in the arens
<br />IT'.os: likely to be .:lffcctcd to the ~\'t':-;J~C effect ~crcss tl~c p:'ojcct .:J.nd to
<br />the individ~nl site ratios in Tables 3.1 anc 3.~ ir.dic3tCS so~~ vcry
<br />intc:restins probable sec.d effects. Fer every clo\\u type in T.:lblcs 3,,1 and
<br />3.2, the seed/no-seed [.1.(105 i::lprovccl--in 50::;(' cases ~ubstilnti.'ll~'.: Such
<br />an l,lv('n:he!ming inc.liC.1tion 1...'Culd like1:,.' SU~t;(:::.;t .:In 0\'('..:111 f.:1\'or.J.blc see.!in!;
<br />response in the project 3["('.) for ~t It:':J5t h.::tlf or thi!: obs2rvcd cloud t?PCS
<br /><lod 3 f3vor.:\ble tcndcl~cy for (1,'0 :~or~ ~Yr.::s. '\:"!Dthcr very iott..'(esti:1S
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<br />point. tu !:lake 1:-; that ...hc!~ t:,,~
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<br />the cntire project area for .:;11 .:luud tj'pes :cr all :lv..: yC:lrs of the:
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<br />prosr3m, the rcsult is .:) SCd/ll.J-:.;..:cd :,..1(':'0 of c..Ii;. ;,.'h..!o the ~c.:J/no-s.::eJ
<br />r::3t10 is colculatetl ccnt:::rc,: <1:: t:~c l:;(,:>t-ii;';'",iy ~Jrc.J to be effcct.~J ;;;;:lin
<br />for all of the same clollJ ty,h::; ~l~J f.'r tbe cnt.:.re five ye.:::trs of t!\~ Piiot
<br />Project, the resul::inl; fatio i~ l.g. .ilis could be interpreted as,)
<br />14 percent increas~ ir. ~reci"it;t:c~ ir. the ex~ccted ~~eos of effect for all
<br />the seeded (1.:;.ys' pr.ccipiL;;.tio:o il: '::o:T.?.:.~is,Jr: to .:11. tr.e r:on-scc~.::~ lhys'
<br />precipit.1tion. This sll[.t;E:stcd <1jJ?.Jrent incr(:<is(; in precipit<ltion. as 3
<br />result of selective cloud secJins \';5io:; the opcr.:it::.on.::!. criteria of the
<br />Pilot Project, Is also very near the csti~ated 16 percent increase in the
<br />original project design; These r~s\1lts raight .:Ilso support .:IS eSoScllti.111y
<br />correct the sross operath1nal criteri,) utilized during the five se:1sons
<br />of the Pilot Project.
<br />Another point to ~ake is th~t in both the Climax and the ~olf Creek
<br />\leather modification projects conducted by ColorLldo State University,
<br />the project areas inclcded beth the \lp~,'ind .:lr:d the lee sides of the !:IQuntain
<br />barrier. D_uring high \.:ind occu:-r<:nces .:'\'02( these barriers, f.:lllir.~ pre-
<br />cipit<ltian could be tr..l1sjJorceJ fro~ t~~e 1.:i.nd......:Jrd to the lee side of the
<br />barrier. In these projects these natur.:!l <ldjust:::ents in the precipitation
<br />fallout patterns would be :1ve~c~~d out .:lS nct ze:-o ~ffccts or a rauch smaller
<br />;;-reciptt3tion ~ccrc.:lse th;ll~ I:ClI!.C be c;;lc\ll.:!t~d fot" the Silrn~ type of
<br />occurranee far the seed!n::; results of tb! Pilet Project. The re.:lson for this
<br />t,l.:lS t!lat.onlv the t.,'ind""'.:Jrd si,!.:: cf t!l~ l:.1rrier ......:15 includ~d as the t.:.rgct
<br />or .:lffected area for scccir:;; rc:.a:lts ir: the t!esib" of the Pilct Project.
<br />Alse, both the Cli:r..:uc ~~nd the \.:df C~cck r:-oj.::cts .Jujusted their (;encrator
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<br />:'\c[\:or%$ for '.'.:!.rious ....il~d I;i.:-"t:t:.c;-:s t!l:riq; :o.::eJins ofa.:r:,:::i.ons so .JS to
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<br />effect. Co~sequ~ntly, ~~c Ji~~~Gstic c\':;l~~:ic~ ?r~cc~ur~ \Ised here in
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