Transportation Systems for Military and Civilian Operations in Northern Regions.

The report examines the performance and cost of various transportation systems in the northern (Arctic) environment. The scenarios used include both civilian and military transportation problems, and the study explores some of the relationships among these in an Alaskan environment. Systems examined...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sumner, N. Ray, Jr., Alper, Stanley, Girard, Edward W., Villu, Andrus
Other Authors: RESEARCH ANALYSIS CORP MCLEAN VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Surface Transportation and Equipment
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*TRANSPORTATION
RAILROADS
MARINE TRANSPORTATION
BOATS
TRACKED VEHICLES
AIRCRAFT
GROUND EFFECT MACHINES
ALASKA
ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0743990
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0743990
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Summary:The report examines the performance and cost of various transportation systems in the northern (Arctic) environment. The scenarios used include both civilian and military transportation problems, and the study explores some of the relationships among these in an Alaskan environment. Systems examined include such conventional systems as railroads, trucks, boats, and tracked vehicles, plus more advanced systems as fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and surface effect vehicles (SEVs). In addition to these comparative analyses, certain specific issues are examined in some detail. Included in such issues are the economics of using SEVs as transitional vehicles in undeveloped regions, prior to investment in roads and railroads, the potential utility of a SEV-helicopter team in search and rescue missions, and the relationship between transportation and Alaskan development. (Author)

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