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

• 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

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.