Study of the US Army Arctic and Tropic Test Centers.

• Main Author: Kniss,James R.
• Other Authors: ARMY MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ACTIVITY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: Test Facilities; Equipment and Methods; *TEST FACILITIES; GLOBAL; OPERATIONAL READINESS; TEST METHODS; OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; ARMY EQUIPMENT; ADVERSE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS; TROPICAL REGIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; Army arctic test center; Army tropic test center; Arctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA028068; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA028068

This report contains the results of a study of the Army's Arctic and Tropic Test Centers located in Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone. The report covers the need for the test centers, the utilization of the test centers, recommendations that would improve the utilization of the test centers, and a number of follow-on projects that would be useful. Specific conclusions and recommendations are included that reflect not only upon testing in the extreme and natural environment, but also upon the need for testing general purpose material that is expected to perform in severe environments found in the temperate (intermediate) climates of the world. (Author)