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13:25-13:45 dur :20
Elizabeth Morse
Meteorologist in Charge
NOAA National Weather Service,
Sacramento, Calif.
Video: Indoors, in front of computer showing satellite imagery
Soundbite: Snow Survey is part of a complicated system to determine how much water is in the mountains every winter. Water in the snow is crucial for determining water allocations in the Summer and fall in our dry CA springs and falls
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13:50-14:30 dur :40
Lt. Cmdr. Rob Poston
NOAA Corps Pilot
Video:
outdoors in front of parked aircraft, cutaways to aircraft, cockpit views during soundbite
Soundbite: Poston introduces self, describes use and advantages of Rockwell Turbo Commander aircraft.
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14:30-15:00 dur :30
Video: ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER aircraft taxiing, cockpit view during takeoff, view from ground of plane taking off
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15:00-16:18 dur 1:18
Poston soundbite continues

Video: views of in-flight operations, back to Poston, cutaways to views out window of snow-covered mountains
Soundbite: describes general procedures, requirements of Corps officers, instruments, measurement procedures.
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16:18-17:30 dur 1:12
Video: cockpit, in flight, views out window of mountains and evergreens
Audio: radio communication by pilots, description of descent procedures by pilots,

17:30-17:39 dur :09
Poston bites concludes
Video: Poston in front of ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER aircraft
Soundbite: Describes that this is one source of information for hydrologists. Describes others: snow courses.
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17:45-18:14 dur :29
Robert Hartman
Hydrologist in Charge
NOAA National Weather Service Forecast office
Sacramento, Calif.
Video: Hartman in front of computer screens displaying satellite imagery, cutaways to trees, surveyors walking to site, taking snow samples.
Soundbite: Snow data are collected by manual snow surveys. This is oldest technology we have; has been going on since the 30s. This is good baseline to assess what will happen in spring in the mountain.
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18:14-19:05 dur :51
Video: Surveyors taking snow sample, measuring depth, weight
Audio: Nat. sound, comments by surveyors
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19:10-21:23 dur 2:13
Randall Osterhuber
Staff Research Associate
Manager, central Sierra Snow Lab
University of California, Berkeley

Video: On location at snow lab, outdoors, cutaways to towers, precipitation gauges, anamometer, air temperature sensors, precipitation collector, scintillation detector, CS of Osterhuber as he explains other gear

Soundbite: snow labs, locations and when built, description of above gauges and sensors, snow pillows, melt pans.
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21:27-22:46 dur 1:19
Frank Gehrke
Chief of Snow Surveys
California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento
Video: CU of wall with pressure lines from snow pillow and precipitation gauge coming out. Gehrke's hand indicating instruments, CU Gehrke,
Soundbite: technical description of how instruments work, taking readings, "It's critical to know whether it's raining or snowing during a storm..."
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22:51-23:13 dur :22
Pierre Stephens
Associate Water Resource Engineer
California Dept of Water Resources
Sacramento
Video: Stephens in front of lighted map of California
Soundbite: Frequency of Snow course measurements, snow pillow transmissions received via satellite on hourly basis.
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23:13-23:44 dur :31
Gehrke indoors
Video: in front of computer showing cosmic radiation detector output
Soundbite: describing how instruments gathers cosmic radiation information, how this information allows them to determine water content on the ground.
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23:44-24:08 dur :24
Outdoors
Video: view of GOES telemetry installation: satellite antenna, solar panel, temperature detector.
Soundbite: description of above installation, identification of components by Osterhuber who is off camera.
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24:08-26:29 dur 2:21
Indoors, same location as 23:13.
Video: Data-logging instrument, Frank Gehrke, CU of monitor display Gehrke's hand indicating as he explains.
Soundbite: Gehrke describing data-logging instruments, verification procedures, measurement obstacles, advantages of measurement techniques. Further measurement reading explanation.
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26:29-26:40 dur :11
Video: Rob Poston in front of aircraft
Soundbite: Data are disseminated to river forecast centers and other end users who assimilate the data.
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26:46-27:09 dur :23
Lt. Andrea Hrusovsky
NOAA Corps Pilot
(Onboard the turbo commander)
Video: onboard computer, cu of components, indicated by Andrea
Soundbite: description of computer components, data collection, Internet transmission
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27:09-27:14 dur :05
Video: Rob Poston in front of aircraft
Soundbite: Hydrologists like to combine all the information they can to make accurate forecasts.
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27:15-27:32 dur :17
Elizabeth Morse
Video: Indoors, in front of computer showing satellite imagery
Soundbite: We need this information to accurately predict snow melt activity, flooding, water retention.
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27:32-27:41 dur :09
Pierre Stephens
Video: Stephens in front of lighted map of CA
Soundbite: Snow Pack information goes into statistical models to determine runoff
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27:41-30:47 dur 3:07
Robert Hartman
Video: Hartman, cutaways to aerial of Central Valley, CA river
Soundbite: data from snow survey supplement other data, used to accurate spring snow melt prediction, describes snow estimation and updating system, used to integrate data. Explains model output.
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30:47-31:25 dur :38
Elizabeth Morse
Video: Morse on camera
Soundbite: describes her department's involvement: initial rain, snowfall forecasts, snow melt forecasting, flood warnings
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31:25-31:35 dur :10
Pierre Stephens
Video: Stephens on camera
Soundbite: describes agency use of runoff forecasting
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31:42-32:04 dur :22
Jim Spence
Chief, State Water Projects Operations Planning Branch
California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento

Video: Spence on Camera, forecasting office
Soundbite: attesting to importance of these forecasts for reservoir management
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32:09-33:24 dur 1:15
Gary Hester
Associate Hydrologist
California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento
Video: Hester on cam in front of backlit map of CA, cutaway to aerial of Central Valley, Calif., river (different shot from previous)
soundbite: explains importance of snow pack as resource, use of survey information in forecasting, attesting to its importance, explains high level of coordination between operators, forecasters
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33:24-33:43 dur :19
Jim Spence
Video: Spence on camera, Central Valley, Calif., dam
Soundbite: we depend on snow survey and water supply forecast data to develop plan for operation.
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33:47-34:33 dur :46
John Burke
Hydrolic Engineer
U.S. Dept. of Interior,
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento, CA
Video: Burke on camera in forecasting office, cutaway to aerial of river
Soundbite: attesting to importance of runoff data as cornerstone of entire plan of operation
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34:33-34:56 dur :23
Jim Spence
Video: Spence on Camera, cutaway to river
Soundbite: same as first Spence bite. (Was placed in twice by mistake. Difference is this has a river cutaway during the bite.)
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34:56 - 36:24 dur 1:28
John Burke
Video: Burke on camera
Soundbite: lists down contractors / users of reservoir water
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36:24-36:49 dur :25
Gary Hester
Video: Gary on camera
Soundbite: same as second half of previous bite. (Was placed in twice by mistake.)
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36:54-37:22 dur :28
Tom Patton
Hydrolic Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento, CA
Video: Patton in front of map, cutaway to reservoir, CA
Soundbite: Corps of Engineers use of NWS data to manage reservoirs.
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37:28-38:06 dur :38
Cindy Matthews
Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service
Sacramento, CA

Video: Matthews in front of computer, bookshelf, aerial of river, snow covered hills
Soundbite: San Joaquin River system is most impacted by snow melt flooding. Describes flood preparedness warning procedures
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38:06-38:17 dur :11
Jim Spence
Video: Spence on camera
Soundbite: "It's a very wide range of competing interests in trying to balance for the optimum solution."
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38:17-38:24 dur :07
Tom Patton
Video: Patton on Camera
Soundbite: Attesting to the benefit of increased quantity of data.
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38:24-38:40 dur :16
Pierre Stephens
Video: Stephens on Camera
Soundbite: Snow Survey is the best data stream we have in producing forecasts. I wouldn't have a job without it.
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38:40-39:08 dur :28
ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER aircraft in flight, music up, fadeout