AN EFFECTS LINKAGE TEST OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MILITARY FUNCTIONS,

Abstract

The concept of using effects to provide a link between the natural environment on the one hand and military activities on the other hand already has been suggested. Stripped to bare essentials, this concept assumes that the only way in which any element or characteristic of the natural environment can affect a given military action is by producing a change in the military personnel, supplies, equipment, installations, or activities. The agencies which bring about these changes are called effects. Some 61 basic effects are listed whereby various elements of the natural environment can produce changes in military functions or operations. These are divided into sub-groupings according to the segment of the military establishment upon which the effect is produced; namely, personnel, materiel, and functions. In this present report, an attempt is made to test the effects concept in its basic form. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0449493

Entities

People

  • Ali I. H. Rizvi
  • Harold M. Forde
  • Robert D. Rudd
  • Robert R. Ream
  • Thomas M. Griffiths

Organizations

  • University of Denver

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Military Personnel

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Theoretical Analysis.