Man in the Arctic, The Changing Nature of His Quest for Food and Water as Related to Snow, Ice, and Permafrost

Abstract

This Air Force document was written to provide survival and environmental information about the Arctic. It details techniques used in the American Arctic by man in his quest for food and water insofar as they are related to snow, ice, and permafrost, and to evaluate these techniques and the changes that have occurred in them in terms of today's needs. Structure and landforms and climate are discussed. The users of the Arctic: the Eskimos, the Explorers, and the settlers are also discussed. Food supply covers such items as seals, ice hunting, sea mammals, caribou, bird hunting, fishing, vegetable foods, and food storage in the Arctic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
ADA955001

Entities

People

  • Harley J. Walker

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Drops
  • Fish
  • Gases
  • Geography
  • Glaciers
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Ridges
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Water
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.