CCOPE - Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment
Scope and Contents
Almost all of the CCOPE materials were found in the Cleon J. Biter records. Cleon Biter was one of the principal researchers on that project. Other records from Cleon Biter are in the Correspondence series.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 - 2015
Biographical / Historical
The Bureau of Reclamation (BuREC) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) collaborated in a joint field program called the Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment (CCOPE) that was conducted near Miles City, Montana (18 May - 7 August 1981). CCOPE was a coordinated measurement program on convective clouds and storms carried out to study the processes that create convective clouds, rain, hail and high winds, and to elucidate how the microphysical processes and the air motions interact in the formation and development of precipitation. Operations were comprised of coordinated measurements taken from aircraft, radar, and ground-based weather stations, supplemented by satellite data.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository