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Cooperative Convective Precipitation Experiment (CCOPE)

 Collection
Identifier:  - 04-CCOPE

Scope and Contents

CCOPE was a major field research experiment to study the processes that create convective clouds, rain, hail and high winds over the High Plains of the United States. The CCOPE Records document the logistics and scientific fieldwork of gathering data and studying storms from conception to completion. The collection contains administrative papers, reports, research, daily logs, and papers compiled by Dr. Patrick Squires, Director Convective Storm Division. The materials are entirely in paper format. CCOPE was sponsored primarily by NCAR's Convective Storms Division and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation.

Dates

  • 1979-1984
  • Majority of material found in 1980-1981
  • Other: Date acquired: 2010-10-11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection

Conditions Governing Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

Biographical or Historical Information

CCOPE was a major field research experiment to study the processes that create convective clouds, rain, hail and high winds over the High Plains of the United States. CCOPE was spurred by the need to assess the potential of weather modification and by the need to improve the prediction of severe thunderstorms and related severe weather. CCOPE was conducted in southeastern Montana at the site of the Bureau's High Plains Cooperative Program, a summer sumulous-congestus cloud-seeding project begun in 1976. CCOPE brought together researchers from nearly 30 U.S. and foreign universities and government agencies to study storm processes and meteorological conditions leading to rain or hail. Operations began on May 18, 1981 and comprised coordinated measurements taken from aircraft, radar, and ground-based weather stations, supplemented by rawinsonde and GOES-West satellite data. CCOPE was sponsored primarily by NCAR's Convective Storms Division and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation.

Extent

3.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arrangement is by material subject. The collection consists of four series in three boxes. The contents of each series is in original order. The series arrangement of the records is as follows: Series I: Administrative, 1979-1983, undated Series II: Logistics, 1979-1982, undated Series III: Data, 1981-1983 Series IV: Patrick Squires' Papers, 1975-1983, undated

Physical Access Requirements

The collection must be viewed in the Archives during normal business hours.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by the Archives during a project to clean up off-site storage in 2010.

Processing Information

Arrangement is by material subject . Materials were kept in original order and rehoused in acid-free folders and boxes. The contents of each folder is arranged chronologically.

Status
Completed
Author
Jacinda Potter
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository