Preliminary Ecological Evaluation of the Effects of Air Cushion Vehicle Tests on the Arctic Tundra of Northern Alaska

Of prime concern in the Arctic is the need for an efficient means of transportation over both frozen and unfrozen arctic terrain. As part of the effort to develop such a means, the Advanced Research Projects Agency established a program to determine the potential for using an air cushion vehicle (AC...

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Main Author: Rickard, Warren
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
*GROUND EFFECT MACHINES
*MILITARY TRANSPORTATION
ALASKA
ARCTIC REGIONS
COLD WEATHER TESTS
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
PERMAFROST
SOILS
SOLAR RADIATION
Arctic
Barrow
permafrost
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0751741
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0751741
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Summary:Of prime concern in the Arctic is the need for an efficient means of transportation over both frozen and unfrozen arctic terrain. As part of the effort to develop such a means, the Advanced Research Projects Agency established a program to determine the potential for using an air cushion vehicle (ACV). Studies on the effects of ACV tests were conducted in two areas at Barrow, Alaska. One area was a drained lake bottom with a fairly homogeneous vegetation cover and soil type. The second area, much drier than the first, consisted of low-centered polygons composed of a wet tundra soil and a varying vegetation complex. The initial effects of the ACV tests in both in both areas were quite similar. darpa

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