Soil Properties of USSR Strategic Areas. Volume I. Soil Property Comparisons for Selected USSR and U.S. Soils.

Abstract

Soils of USSR strategic areas and the MIDDLE GUST test site were compared to evaluate the validity of using MIDDLE GUST geology as representative of radiation energy absorption for USSR strategic areas. Average Z values were calculated for the USSR and MIDDLE GUST soils using weight and adjusted volumetric methods. Results indicate that porosity and pore water content cause greater variation in the average Z values of these soils than does the mineralogic component, and that method of calculation causes significant differences. To verify the validity of using the MIDDLE GUST test site for radiation energy absorption calculations of USSR strategic areas, it is recommended that the computer codes use the volumetric (not weight) calculation method and that the vegetation in the USSR areas be assessed for its effect on energy coupling into the ground. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA108743

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  • Deane Oberste-lehn

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Materials
  • North America
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation Absorption
  • Saturated Soils
  • Soil Science
  • Soils
  • Strategic Areas
  • United States

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.