Surface Materials and Terrain Features of Yuma Proving Ground. Part I. Summary Description.
Abstract
This report summarizes geologic and terrain information pertinent to the conduct of materiel testing at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground. Surface features are described in two categories -- Bedrock Mountains and Alluvial Lowlands. Only the Alluvial Lowlands are extensively and continuously used in testing; they, therefore, are treated in greater detail as differing in grain sizes of materials and relative degrees of surface dissection. The distribution of surficial materials, based on mapping at a scale of 1:62,500, is generalized at a scale of 1:500,000 for this summary. The mapping program and related activities provide a basis for improvement of field environmental testing, particularly in relation to ground-vehicle mobility, surface transportability, and vulnerability to detection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA018175
Entities
People
- H. Frank Barnett Jr
Organizations
- Geospatial Research Laboratory