Environmental Site Characterization for the Wide Area Mine Sensor Demonstration, Aberdeen Proving Ground, October 1988

Under the proof-of-principle program for the development of a wide area mine (WAM), the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station was responsible for characterization of the temperature environment in which WAM developmental tests would be conducted. The principal temperate area for WAM testing...

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Main Authors: Sabol, Bruce M, Berry, Thomas E, Carnes, Ben L
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
CAPTIVE FLIGHT
CAPTIVE TESTS
DETECTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
ENVIRONMENTS
FIELD TESTS
GEOPH ONES
Land Mine Warfare
LAND MINES
MARYLAND
MEASUREMENT
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
MINE COMPONENTS
MINES(ORDNANCE)
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
SEISMIC DATA
SEISMIC DETECTION
SITES
SOIL TESTS
SURVEYS
TARGET CLASSIFICATION
TEMPERATE REGIONS
TEMPERATURE
TERRAIN
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
TEST MANAGEMENT
TEST METHODS
THERMAL PROPERTIES
VEGETATION
WAM(WIDE AREA MINES)
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Summary:Under the proof-of-principle program for the development of a wide area mine (WAM), the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station was responsible for characterization of the temperature environment in which WAM developmental tests would be conducted. The principal temperate area for WAM testing was designated to be the US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. This report presents data that characterize terrain and environmental factors expected to affect WAM sensor performance. Field measurements were made before and during the conduct of WAM captive flight tests and ground sensor data acquisition exercises. Measurements included soil and seismic tests, a quantitative vegetation survey, thermal terrain characterization measurements, and the collection of onsite meteorological data. Original contains color plates: All DTIC reproductions will be in black and white.