Analogs Of Yuma Terrain In The Middle East Desert

Author : Charles R. Kolb
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Analogs of Yuma Terrain in the Middle East Desert written by Charles R. Kolb and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To evaluate the adequacy of the Yuma Proving Ground as a test site representative of world desert conditions, the extent of occurrence of Yuma terrain types in the Middle East desert (MED) and other world desert areas must be determined. In order to make valid comparisons, a uniform system of describing, mapping, and comparing desert terrain must be employed. In this report both the Yuma and MED are mapped in terms of general or aggregate terrain, geometry, ground, and vegetation factors. General terrain factors include physiography, hypsometry, and landform-surface conditions. Geometry and ground factors are characteristic plan-profile, occurrence of slopes greater than 50 percent characteristic slope, characteristic relief, soil type, soil consistency, and type of surface rock. Terrain-factor data are synthesized to establish the degree of analogy of a particular MED area with selected portions of the Yuma Proving Ground. Ground and vegetation analog maps were prepared in similar fashion. The techniques used in preparing these maps permit comparison of terrain in areas mapped at different scales as well as in areas mapped at similar scales, enabling for the first time comparison of all the deserts of the Northern Hemisphere.