TERRAIN EVALUATION OF A PORTION OF THE FORT GREELY AUTOMOTIVE TEST COURSE

A method for classifying and mapping terrain features pertinent to off-road mobility in selected temperate, tropical, and desert areas was applied to subarctic terrain in this study. The area involved borders the Automotive Test Course of the U. S. Army Arctic Test Center at Fort Greely, Alaska, and...

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Main Authors: Shamburger, John H., Kolb, Charles R., Woods, Harry K.
Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Test Facilities
Equipment and Methods
*TERRAIN
COLD WEATHER TESTS
SNOW
ICE
MELTING
PHOTOGRAMMETRY
SAMPLING
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
ROAD TESTS
TROPICAL REGIONS
MAPPING
DESERTS
COLLECTING METHODS
ARCTIC REGIONS
PHOTOINTERPRETATION
MOBILITY
ALASKA
CROSS COUNTRY TESTS
Arctic
Subarctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0806538
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0806538
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Summary:A method for classifying and mapping terrain features pertinent to off-road mobility in selected temperate, tropical, and desert areas was applied to subarctic terrain in this study. The area involved borders the Automotive Test Course of the U. S. Army Arctic Test Center at Fort Greely, Alaska, and is roughly 2000 ft wide and 15 miles long. Conditions mapped were those prevalent during the late summer. The classification and mapping method proved satisfactory with only minor modifications. Terrain factors unique to cold regions which require additional research before they can be properly classified and mapped for mobility test purposes include depth of thaw, snow depth, snow type, ice thickness, and stream turbidity.

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