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Integrated Terrain Forecasting for Military Operations in Deserts: Geologic Basis for Rapid Predictive Mapping of Soils and Terrain Features
- Source :
- Military Geosciences and Desert Warfare ISBN: 9781493934270
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer New York, 2016.
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Abstract
- During the past three decades, the U.S. armed forces have been called on repeatedly to operate in the deserts of the Middle East and southwest Asia. Avoiding locations susceptible to extreme dust emissions and other terrain-related hazards requires the ability to predict soil and terrain conditions, often from limited information and under dynamic environmental conditions. This paper reports the approach used to develop an integrated, predictive tool for forecasting terrain conditions to support military operations in desert environments at strategic, operational, and tactical scales. The technical approach relies on the systematic integration of desert landform parameters in geomorphic models for predicting terrain conditions. This integrated effort is performed in a geographic information system (GIS) framework using expert-based analysis of airborne and spaceborne imagery to identify terrain elements. Advances in earth science research have established that unique, predictable relations exist among landscape position, soils, vegetation, and geology. Furthermore, new instrumentation allows the collection of a wide range of environmental information to characterize surface and subsurface conditions. By integrating models and methods from geomorphology, soil science, climatology, and atmospheric science with remote sensing and other technologies, a predictive model can be developed to support military operations.
- Subjects :
- geography
Geographic information system
geography.geographical_feature_category
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
business.industry
Landform
Terrain
Vegetation
010502 geochemistry & geophysics
01 natural sciences
Remote sensing (archaeology)
Soil water
Instrumentation (computer programming)
business
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Remote sensing
Subjects
Details
- ISBN :
- 978-1-4939-3427-0
- ISBNs :
- 9781493934270
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Military Geosciences and Desert Warfare ISBN: 9781493934270
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4f4668d3b83b0c4a997957c1a3ca9f80