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<br />I <br />I <br /> <br />1863 <br /> <br />SECTION 3 <br />CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS <br /> <br />,I' <br />i <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />3.1 GENERAL <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Climatic characteristics that prevail on Ute Indian Reservation <br /> <br /> <br />lands will influence crop suitability and the capability of suited <br /> <br /> <br />crops to produce economic yields. Specific climatic data which <br />would facilitate the climatic characterization of all reservation <br />areas are lacking. However, weather stations maintained by the <br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are located <br />on and in the vicinity of subject reservation lands. Data from these <br />stations applied in conjunction with other published weather <br /> <br />summaries and reports provide an adequate base to generally <br /> <br />establish the prevailing climatic characteristics of reservation <br /> <br />lands. The location, years of record, and types of data available <br />from these NOAA stations are summarized in Table 3.1. <br /> <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />The climate of the project area is influenced by its location in <br />relation to surrounding mountains and its remoteness from large <br /> <br />bodies of water. Moist air from the Gulf of California area becomes <br />-" <br />significantly drier as it traverses the low mountains enroute to the <br /> <br />project area. The Sierra Nevada Mountains in California and the <br /> <br />Wasatch and Uinta Mountains in Utah intercept moisture entering from <br /> <br />the west and northwest. The San Juan Mountains also act to shield <br /> <br />the project area from precipitation. More importantly, the San <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I" <br /> <br />3- 1 <br /> <br />I <br />I' <br />