THE DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a descriptive system for the analysis of water bodies as related to their effects on the mobility of personnel and vehicles engage in military activities. Toward this end, the following objectives were established: (1) The collection of data to indicate typical cross-section shape of rivers and streams throughout Tennessee; (2) The development of an accurate, universally applicable descriptive system for the analysis and classification of these data; and (3) The establishment through literature survey of those factors in the environment which bear a causative relationship to bank slope at the land, water, and air interface.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0489876

Entities

People

  • John A. Carpenter
  • Peter A. Krenkel
  • Peter G. Hoadley

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Environment
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mobility
  • Tennessee

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  • Riverine Ecology
  • Theoretical Analysis.