TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF WINTER OROGRAPHIC SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN--THE IMPACTS OF SNOW …
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L W Weisbecker, TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF WINTER OROGRAPHIC SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN--THE IMPACTS OF SNOW …: .
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A TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED OF WINTER OROGRAPHIC SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION (WOSA) IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. THIS REPORT (VOLUME 2 OF TWO VOLUMES) DESCRIBES THE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF A COST/EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF WOSA BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION; ESTIMATE OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN COSTS AND BENEFITS THAT MIGHT BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATE OF THE ART OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION; ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION ON THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF NEED OR USE (BENEFICIARY AREA), THE AREA OF ORIGIN (TARGET AREA), AND PERIPHERAL AREAS; ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION [...]
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A TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED OF WINTER OROGRAPHIC SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION (WOSA) IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN. THIS REPORT (VOLUME 2 OF TWO VOLUMES) DESCRIBES THE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF A COST/EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF WOSA BASED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION; ESTIMATE OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN COSTS AND BENEFITS THAT MIGHT BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATE OF THE ART OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION; ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION ON THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF NEED OR USE (BENEFICIARY AREA), THE AREA OF ORIGIN (TARGET AREA), AND PERIPHERAL AREAS; ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE IMPROVED; ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGAL AND JURISDICTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION AND OF POTENTIAL PUBLIC POLICIES REGARDING ITS IMPLEMENTATION; AND COMPARISON OF SNOWPACK AUGMENTATION WITH OTHER ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ALLEVIATING WATER PROBLEMS IN THE AREA OF NEED. (SEE ALSO W73-07149). (WOODARD-USGS)