OPAL Netlogo Land Condition Model

Abstract

Proper management of military training lands is critical to ensure availability of training lands, and thereby ensure mission readiness. However, installation land management practices often support a broader mission than simply maintaining the land in a condition suitable for training; they also help installations to meet environmental requirements. The Optimal Allocation of Land for Training and Non-Training Uses (OPAL) Program was developed to provide a systematic approach to enable military land managers and trainers to estimate biomass responses to training/management scenarios (training, mowing, and burning). This report documents a field validation of the OPAL model at Fort Riley, KS, and makes recommendations for system improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2014
Accession Number
ADA607647

Entities

People

  • Andrew Fulton
  • Anne Dain-owens
  • Daniel P. Koch
  • Dick Gebhart
  • Heidi Howard
  • James Westervelt
  • Natalie Myers
  • Ryan R. Busby
  • Scott Tweddale

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Training
  • Databases
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Training
  • Natural Resources
  • Soil Science
  • Training
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.