Desert terrain characterization of landforms and surface materials within vehicle test courses at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, USA

Journal of Terramechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 167-183

  Bacon, Steven N ^a   McDonald, Eric V ^a   Baker, Sophie E ^a   Caldwell, Todd G ^a   Stullenbarger, Graham ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b US Army Yuma Proving Ground   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DUST; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; ROADS AND STREETS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL SURVEYS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TESTING;

ARIZONA; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; DESERT AREAS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; DUST CONTENTS; ENVIRONMENT TESTS; GEOLOGIC AGES; GEOLOGIC MAPS; GEOMORPHIC MAPPINGS; IKONOS SATELLITE IMAGERIES; MATERIAL RESEARCHES; PROPERTY MAPS; SITE SPECIFICS; SOIL TYPES; SONORAN DESERTS; SURFACE COVERS; SURFACE MATERIALS; TABULATED DATUM; TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATIONS; TESTING AND EVALUATIONS; U.S. ARMIES; VEHICLE TESTS; YUMA PROVING GROUNDS;

SURFACES;

EID: 60749100921     PISSN: 00224898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jterra.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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