Landscape of Northern Greenland
The terrain, geomorphology, physiolography and general environmental setting of Northern Greenland are the subject of the report. There are no clear cut regional designations for Greenland; therefore for the purposes of the report Northern Greenland has been arbitrarily set as the area north of 79 o...
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ftdtic:AD0739934 2023-05-15T15:09:07+02:00 Landscape of Northern Greenland Davies, William E COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1972-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0739934 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0739934 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0739934 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy Logistics Military Facilities and Supplies *GEOLOGY *GREENLAND *MILITARY TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC REGIONS BEACHES CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE DRAINAGE GLACIERS GROUND EFFECT MACHINES ICE MOUNTAINS PERMAFROST PLANTS(BOTANY) SOILS TABLES(DATA) TERRAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY *GEOMORPHOLOGY LANDFORMS Text 1972 ftdtic 2016-02-24T11:12:02Z The terrain, geomorphology, physiolography and general environmental setting of Northern Greenland are the subject of the report. There are no clear cut regional designations for Greenland; therefore for the purposes of the report Northern Greenland has been arbitrarily set as the area north of 79 on both the east and west coasts. The general topography, geology, vegetation, climate and permafrost conditions are discussed to provide an indication of the environmental setting. A new physiographic classification for Northern Greenland is proposed. Three basic concepts have been followed in establishing the physiographic divisions: (1) the divisions have been established to be applicable to all of Greenland; (2) they have been correlated as far as practicable with those already established in Canada; and (3) to be systematic, they follow the general criteria and scheme established by Fenneman and others for the United States. A terrain classification of this area is also presented with an emphasis toward cross-country operation of air cushion vehicles. This type of approach is very useful for operational analysis of vehicles of this type in this area. The land areas has been broken down into seven categories with varying degrees of suitability for air cushion vehicle operations. Text Arctic glacier* Greenland Ice permafrost Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Canada Greenland |
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Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy Logistics Military Facilities and Supplies *GEOLOGY *GREENLAND *MILITARY TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC REGIONS BEACHES CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE DRAINAGE GLACIERS GROUND EFFECT MACHINES ICE MOUNTAINS PERMAFROST PLANTS(BOTANY) SOILS TABLES(DATA) TERRAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY *GEOMORPHOLOGY LANDFORMS |
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Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy Logistics Military Facilities and Supplies *GEOLOGY *GREENLAND *MILITARY TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC REGIONS BEACHES CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE DRAINAGE GLACIERS GROUND EFFECT MACHINES ICE MOUNTAINS PERMAFROST PLANTS(BOTANY) SOILS TABLES(DATA) TERRAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY *GEOMORPHOLOGY LANDFORMS Davies, William E Landscape of Northern Greenland |
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Geology Geochemistry and Mineralogy Logistics Military Facilities and Supplies *GEOLOGY *GREENLAND *MILITARY TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC REGIONS BEACHES CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE DRAINAGE GLACIERS GROUND EFFECT MACHINES ICE MOUNTAINS PERMAFROST PLANTS(BOTANY) SOILS TABLES(DATA) TERRAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY *GEOMORPHOLOGY LANDFORMS |
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The terrain, geomorphology, physiolography and general environmental setting of Northern Greenland are the subject of the report. There are no clear cut regional designations for Greenland; therefore for the purposes of the report Northern Greenland has been arbitrarily set as the area north of 79 on both the east and west coasts. The general topography, geology, vegetation, climate and permafrost conditions are discussed to provide an indication of the environmental setting. A new physiographic classification for Northern Greenland is proposed. Three basic concepts have been followed in establishing the physiographic divisions: (1) the divisions have been established to be applicable to all of Greenland; (2) they have been correlated as far as practicable with those already established in Canada; and (3) to be systematic, they follow the general criteria and scheme established by Fenneman and others for the United States. A terrain classification of this area is also presented with an emphasis toward cross-country operation of air cushion vehicles. This type of approach is very useful for operational analysis of vehicles of this type in this area. The land areas has been broken down into seven categories with varying degrees of suitability for air cushion vehicle operations. |
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