Deployment Area Selection and Land Withdrawal/Acquisition. M-X/MPS (M-X/Multiple Protective Shelter) Environmental Technical Report. Wind Erosion.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive discussion of the potential for MX related activities to accelerate wind erosion of soils. Discussions of the soils and their general characteristics are presented for the Texas/New Mexico and Nevada/Utah study areas and the specific M-X OBs in ETR-11. Additionally, ETR-11 examines potential soil erosion due to surface runoff. ETR-13 identified wind erosion due to M-X construction and operation as a potential source of considerable quantities of suspended particulates in the atmosphere. Soil erosion involves the entrainment and transport of soil particles in the atmosphere. Soil erosion involves the entrainment and transport of soil particles by wind or water. Because all eroded material is eventually deposited, erosion is generally considered as a three phase process: entrainment, transport, and deposition. The wind erosion process is discussed in Appendix A.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1981
Accession Number
ADA149923

Entities

Organizations

  • Henningson Durham Richardson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Air Force
  • Construction
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Materials
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Organic Materials
  • Ridges
  • Soil Erosion
  • Soil Surveys
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • United States
  • Wind Velocity

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