Estimated Snow Parameters for Vehicle Mobility Modeling in Korea, Germany and Interior Alaska.

Snow is a crucial factor affecting the U.S. Army's operations in cold regions. Values for snow depth and snow density are needed for vehicle mobility studies, but unfortunately the available historical records of these parameters tend to be relatively sparse. This report deals with the estimati...

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Main Authors: Horrigan, Timothy, Bates, Roy E.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Surface Transportation and Equipment
Meteorology
*MOBILITY
*SNOW COVER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ALGORITHMS
DENSITY
MILITARY VEHICLES
ALASKA
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
COLD REGIONS
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
DEPTH
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
CLIMATE
GROUND VEHICLES
GERMANY
WIND VELOCITY
KOREA
ARMY OPERATIONS
MILITARY TRANSPORTATION
Ice
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA301154
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA301154
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Summary:Snow is a crucial factor affecting the U.S. Army's operations in cold regions. Values for snow depth and snow density are needed for vehicle mobility studies, but unfortunately the available historical records of these parameters tend to be relatively sparse. This report deals with the estimation of snow density and snow depth from readily available parameters such as air temperature and wind speed. As a basis for further study, the authors have summarized previous work in three areas of particular interest to the U.S. Army's vehicle mobility programs: Korea, Germany and Alaska. Empirical models are presented for estimating snow parameters in these regions. (AN)

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