Modeling military trampling effects on glacial soils in the humid continental climate of southern New York

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 377-383

  McDonald, Kenneth W ^a   Glen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Math modeling; Military training; Soil compaction; Trampling; West Point

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPACTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BASELINE MODELS; BULK DENSITY; CONTINENTAL CLIMATE; GLACIAL SOILS; MATH MODEL; MILITARY TRAINING; NEW YORK; SOIL COMPACTION; TRAMPLING; WEST POINTS;

SOILS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MILITARY LAND; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MECHANICS; TRAMPLING;

ARMY; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROWTH CURVE; HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PROPERTY; TRAINING; VEGETATION;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447290037     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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