ENVIRONMENTAL HANDBOOK OF FORT SHERMAN AND FORT GULICK, PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Abstract
This report presents a study of the environment of Fort Sherman and Fort Gulick in the Panama Canal Zone. The climate is humid tropical. An eight-month rainy period from May through December is followed by a four-month period of less rain from January through April. The diurnal temperature range is far greater than the mean annual range. Three major terrain categories have been distinguished: undulating uplands, drained lowlands, and undrained lowlands. Eighty per cent of the total area - 13,765 acres - is undulating uplands characterized by low rolling hills, narrow valleys, and steep hillsides. The surface material is predominantly a thick, plastic clay. Vegetation consists primarily of tropical evergreen forest on the undulating uplands and some form of marsh plants or swamp forest on the lowlands.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0069698
Entities
People
- Arthur V. Dodd
- Jack V. Chambers
- Selva C. Wiley
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center