Studies of the Army Aviation V/STOL Environment. Report 6. Extreme 24-Hour Snowfalls in the United States Accumulation, Distribution, and Frequency.

• Main Author: Riordan,Pauline
• Other Authors: ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: V/STOL; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *DAMAGE; *SNOW; *SHORT TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT; VOLUME; UNITED STATES; DISTRIBUTION; LOADS(FORCES); ALASKA; NEW YORK; INTENSITY; CALIFORNIA; ACCUMULATION; COLORADO; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OREGON; WASHINGTON(STATE); *Snowfall; *Thompson Pass; Stol; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA001757; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA001757

The report presents tables and location maps of the frequency and geographic distribution in the United States of snowfalls having a potential to damage V/STOL aircraft. 'Potentially damaging' is defined as a snow buildup of 20 lb/sq ft or more, and localities having such a snowfall at lea...