Military Geosciences in the Twenty-First Century

Military geosciences are concerned with using the broad scope of the earth sciences for military purposes. These purposes range from direct support for military operations to a broad spectrum of non-combat military activities and military land management applications. Historically, the focus has been on geology and geography, but other earth science disciplines such as geophysics, remote sensing, and geocomputation have become increasingly important as a consequence of technological progress made during the final decades of the twentieth century. The eighteen chapters in this volume address the critical aspects of the role of geosciences in military undertakings by focusing on historical perspectives, geoscience for military operations, and military environmental stewardship.
Recommendations for the development of a dust-suppressant test operations procedure (TOP) for U.S. Army materiel testing
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Published:January 01, 2014
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Steven N. Bacon, Eric V. McDonald, Graham K. Dalldorf, Wayne Lucas, George Nikolich, 2014. "Recommendations for the development of a dust-suppressant test operations procedure (TOP) for U.S. Army materiel testing", Military Geosciences in the Twenty-First Century, Russell S. Harmon, Sophie E. Baker, Eric V. McDonald
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Airborne dust suppression is of critical importance to military operations conducted in desert environments. Airborne dust is commonly generated in the desert by surface and near-surface operations during operational, testing, and training missions. Currently, there is no standardized procedure for testing dust suppressants, and the U.S. military lacks a specific test operations procedure (TOP) designed to provide realistic testing of the performance and durability of commercial products sold for dust abatement. The primary purpose of this study is to provide recommendations for the future development of a TOP for testing dust suppressants applied to desert soils. Recommendations were developed...
- arid environment
- Arizona
- bearing capacity
- characterization
- clastic sediments
- deserts
- design
- dust
- erosion
- field studies
- helicopter methods
- La Paz County Arizona
- loam
- measurement
- military geology
- moisture
- physical properties
- sediments
- shear strength
- silt
- soil mechanics
- soils
- strength
- terrestrial environment
- testing
- textures
- United States
- wind erosion
- Yuma County Arizona
- Yuma Proving Ground
- test operations procedure