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<br />00036~ <br /> <br />effort are the field experiments, applied research" local water <br /> <br />management studies, and projects aimed directly at developing <br /> <br />the operational capability to increase the yield of water from the <br /> <br />atmosphere for beneficial use in specific localities and regions. <br /> <br />These major areas of activity represent a three -pronged att;;tck <br /> <br />to achieve regional capability for precipitation modification as <br /> <br />illustrated in Figure 4, <br /> <br />The Operational Adaptation effort, with <br /> <br />experimental and pilot project phases arid specific applied research <br /> <br />activities, represents the main thrust of the program and accounts <br /> <br />for some 70 percent of the estimated cost. <br /> <br />These activities are <br /> <br />supported by the Planning and Program Definition effort, repre- <br /> <br />senting about 12 percent of the funding, and the Research and <br /> <br />;/.,.m.'%' <br /> <br />[14 <br />f: ~~ <br /><'... if <br /> <br />Development effort, which accounts for 18 percent of program cost. <br /> <br />The existing program has already accomplished the establishment <br /> <br />and operation of experimental projects and undertaken research <br /> <br />and definition studies, as indicated by the left shaded area of <br /> <br />Figure 4. <br /> <br />Once a capability is achieved, the goal of this program <br /> <br />will have been reached. <br /> <br />Other future programs will then establish, <br /> <br />operate, and improve the operational projects. indicated by the <br /> <br />right-hand shaded area of Figure 4. <br /> <br />These three broad program areas are described in the following <br /> <br />sections, outlining the plan in terms of major activity items. <br /> <br />23 <br />