World Areas with Higher Temperatures Than the Yuma Proving Ground During Summer. (Note 2 of 'Studies to Aid TECOM in Analyses of Environmental Risks to Materiel').

Abstract

Extensive areas of North Africa and Southwest Asia have warmest month mean maximum temperatures higher than the mean maximum temperatures for Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) during the five-month summer testing period. The areas of exceedance are substantially more widespread when determined by comparison with a temperature value of 104F, the mean maximum temperature at YPG for May, the coolest of the summer season testing months, than they are when determined by comparison with a value of 113F, the mean maximum temperature at YPG for July, the warmest month. The most prominent area of temperature exceedance is the desert region of North Africa, which is hotter than Yuma at all levels of comparison used in this study.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003247

Entities

People

  • Howard L. Ohman

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Continents
  • North Africa
  • Southwest Asia

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Seismology
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.