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<br />002477 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />Paqe <br />1 <br /> <br />Section <br /> <br />Meteorological considerations <br />Hydrologic considerations <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />8 <br />10 <br />11 <br />11 <br />13 <br />15 <br />16 <br />16 <br />18 <br />19 <br /> <br />21 <br />21 <br />22 <br /> <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />27 <br /> <br />27 <br />28 <br /> <br />33 <br /> <br />34 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br /> <br />39 <br /> <br />I. The initial design <br /> <br />Background <br />Review of previous cloud seeding research <br />Review of models <br />Snowfall climatology <br />Seedability climatology <br />Hypotheses <br />Statistical design <br />Operational forecasting <br />Seeding techniques <br />Operational procedures <br /> <br />Standby status <br />Alert status <br />Operational status <br /> <br />Suspension criteria <br />Intrumentation and extended area effects <br />Evaluation <br />Related considerations <br /> <br />II. Present and future design activities <br /> <br />Stratified liquid tank model <br />Transport and diffusion study <br />Radar investigations <br />Precipitation profile <br /> <br />III. Social and environmental investigations <br /> <br />San Diego State University, <br />Center for Regional Environmental Studies 39 <br />Bureau of Reclamation, <br />Division of Atmospheric Water Resources Management 39 <br />Forest Service, Pacific Southwest <br />Forest and Range Experiment Station 40 <br />California Department of Transportation 41 <br />California Department of Highway Patrol 42 <br />Human Ecology Research Services 42 <br /> <br />IV. Conclusion <br /> <br />47 <br />