The Effects of Low-Pressure Wheeled Vehicles on Plant Communities and Soils at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

• Main Authors: Walker,D A, Webber,P J, Everett,K R, Brown,J
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: Surface Transportation and Equipment; *SOIL MECHANICS; *GROUND VEHICLES; *ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS; *VEGETATION; COASTAL REGIONS; IMPACT; DEGRADATION; ALASKA; FIELD TESTS; TEST METHODS; TOLERANCE; OFFROAD TRAFFIC; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; FIELD CONDITIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; TUNDRA; WU002; AST24; PE61102A; Arctic; Lanes; Prudhoe Bay; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA041593; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA041593

An off-road vehicle test utilizing a smooth-tired Rolligon weighing approximately 25,000 lb. was conducted at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Vehicle impact on the vegetation and terrain was documented at 32 stations selected as representative of the coastal tundra terrain. Twenty-seven stations were of single...