Arctic Transportation Problems

Abstract

To study arctic and subarctic transportation problems to include types of equipment, maintenance methods and limitations. 2. Discussion. - A. Arctic transportation presents many complex and difficult problems due primarily to the extreme climatic conditions and the terrain. When the weather is good, during the summer months, the terrain is practically impassible due to tundra, muskeg and swamps. When the weather is severe and almost beyond human and mechanical indurance during the winter months, the terrain is trafficable because of its frozen condition. (Appendix A, General Discussion of Arctic Regions) Altogether different types of equipment are used for summer and winter travel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 1965
Accession Number
AD1103800

Entities

People

  • J. R. Russ

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Arctic Regions
  • Boats
  • Canada
  • Construction
  • Drops
  • Engineers
  • Field Equipment
  • Lepidoptera
  • Low Temperature
  • Maintenance
  • Navigation
  • Oceans
  • Passengers
  • Petroleum
  • Regions
  • Surface Transportation
  • Terrain
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles
  • Water

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design