Estimated Snow Parameters for Vehicle Mobility Modeling in Korea, Germany and Interior Alaska.

Abstract

Snow is a crucial factor affecting the U.S. Army's operations in cold regions. Values for snow depth and snow density are needed for vehicle mobility studies, but unfortunately the available historical records of these parameters tend to be relatively sparse. This report deals with the estimation of snow density and snow depth from readily available parameters such as air temperature and wind speed. As a basis for further study, the authors have summarized previous work in three areas of particular interest to the U.S. Army's vehicle mobility programs: Korea, Germany and Alaska. Empirical models are presented for estimating snow parameters in these regions. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301154

Entities

People

  • Roy E. Bates
  • Timothy Horrigan

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Temperature
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate
  • Cold Regions
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Mobility
  • New Hampshire
  • Regions
  • Snow Cover
  • United States

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design