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The Conduct and Evaluation of a Cloud Seeding Program For The Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado During The 2011-2012 Winter Season

Date: 2011-01-01
Categories: Community, Environmental Impacts, Hydrology & Watersheds, Weather & Atmospheric Science, Gunnison Basin
Geographic scope: gunnison basin, upper gunnison
Source: Sustainable Living Library

Summary

Technical report (2011-2012). Covers Upper Gunnison River Basin, Gunnison County, Hinsdale. Topics: cloud seeding, snowpack analysis, streamflow forecasting, water supply forecast. Agencies: North American Weather Consultants, Inc., Dos Rios Water System, East River Regional Sanitation District. Cites 13 external works.

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Stakeholders (28)

Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.

United States Department of AgricultureColorado Water Conservation BoardGunnison CountyUpper Gunnison River Water Conservancy DistrictCity of GunnisonTown of Crested ButteNatural Resources Conservation ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Denver Water BoardUniversity of WyomingGunnison County Stockgrowers AssociationCrested Butte Mountain ResortMt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation DistrictNational Weather ServiceUSDA-NRCSEast River Regional Sanitation DistrictCrested Butte South Metropolitan DistrictNorth American Weather ConsultantsColorado River Basin Forecast CenterDos Rios Water SystemSkyland Metropolitan DistrictNAWCNWSWeather Modification AssociationAMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyWestern Regional Climate CenterWMA

Places (53)

ColoradoCrested ButteCrested ButteGunnison BasinColorado RiverGunnison Countysouthwestern ColoradoGunnison
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CaliforniaWest Elk MountainsGunnison River BasinArizonaButteNevadaNew MexicoKansasUtahUpper Colorado BasinIdahoSchofield PassEastern ColoradoGrand JunctionGrand MesaPorphyry CreekSaguacheLake CityDoloresSalt Lake CityPark ConeSlumgullionfour-corners areaHinsdale CountyLa Sal MountainMcClure PassRabbit EarsCroshoLynx PassBurro MtnLaSal MtnChamitaBlue MesaKeystoneCochetopa PassCity of GunnisonBoise River DrainageSaguache CountyNorth Lost TrailBlue Mesa ReservoirBurro MountainUpper Gunnison River BasinCrash PilotHinsdaleSandy

Concepts & Topics (24)

snowpack persistencesnowpack persistencegroundwater storage dynamicsprecipitationsnow water equivalentstreamflowaridityfractional snow cover area
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meteorologysublimationseed retentionstreamflow projectionswater resourcesbinary mixing modelcatchment water storagestatistical modelingstatistical modelingintercomparisontropospheric profilingseeding plume dispersiontarget/control relationshipCloud Nuclei Generatoreconomic evaluationSNOTEL

Species (3)

not mentionedAtriplex canescensnot specified

External References Cited (13)

Works cited by this document, grouped by type.

article (8)

  • A Winter Operational Cloud Seeding Program: Upper Gunnison River Basin (2011)
  • 30+ Winter Seasons of Operational Cloud Seeding in Utah (2009) — Griffith, D.A., M.E. Solak and D.P. Yorty
  • Estimations of Downwind Cloud Seeding Effects in Utah (2003) — Solak, M.E., D.P. Yorty
  • Economic Feasibility Assessment of Winter Cloud Seeding in the Boise River Drainage, Idaho (2002) — Griffith, D.A. and M.E. Solak
  • Generation of Ice Nucleus Aerosols by Solution and Pyrotechnic Combustion (1999) — Finnegan, W.G.
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  • An Update on a Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Utah 1999 (1999) — Griffith, D.A., J.R. Thompson, D.A. Risch and M.E. Solak
  • American Meteorological Society Policy Statement on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification (1999) — AMS
  • A Winter Cloud Seeding Program in Utah (1991) — Griffith, D.A., J.R. Thompson and D.A. Risch

report (4)

  • Weather Modification Association's Capability Statement (2005)
  • The Development, Conduct and Evaluation of a Cloud Seeding Program for Gunnison County, Colorado during the 2002-2003 Winter Season (2003) — Griffith, D.A., D.P. Yorty and M.E. Solak
  • Development of Target/Control Evaluation Procedures for the Denver Board of Water Commissioners Winter Snowpack Enhancement Project (2002) — Solak, M.E., D.P. Yorty and D.A. Griffith
  • Meteorological Feasibility Assessment of Cloud Seeding Potential for Snowpack Augmentation in the Higher Elevations of Gunnison County, Colorado (2002) — Griffith, D.A. and D.P. Yorty

book (1)

  • Weather Modification by Cloud Seeding (1980) — Dr. Arnett Dennis

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