Twentynine Palms, California, Test Site Characterization

Abstract

This report contains the results of a number of test site characterization measurements conducted at the US Marine Base in Twentynine Palms, California during the second week of October 1990. Work conducted during this field experiment included the collection of soil samples at various depths within the first meter of the ground surface that were later used for classification and petrography studies, the measurement of surface roughness at several locations, and the manual recording of ground surface anomalies within the test area. These measurements were made to provide ground truth information in support of an airborne synthetic aperture radar experiment being conducted at the Marine base during the same time period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA247940

Entities

People

  • John O. Curtis
  • Lee E. Tidwell

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Properties
  • Engineers
  • Moisture Content
  • Petrology
  • Physical Properties
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Roughness
  • Soil Classification
  • Standards
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Tectosilicates
  • Waterways

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  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.