Military Geosciences and Desert Warfare Past Lessons and Modern Challenges / edited by Eric V. McDonald, Thomas Bullard.

• GEOSCIENCE AND MILITARY HISTORY -- ‘An Unfortunate Accident of Geography’: Badlands and the ANZAC Sector, Gallipoli, April–December 1915 / Peter Doyle -- From Army Outpost to Military Training Installations for Worldwide Operations: How WWII Transformed the Military Presence in the Southwestern United States / Donald E. Sabol, Eric V. McDonald -- Preparing for War in the Desert Southwest; From the California—Arizona Maneuver Area to the Yuma Test Branch (and Beyond) / William J. Heidner -- The Influence of Physical Geography on the Battle of Kasserine Pass, Tunisia 1943 / Daniel A. Gilewitch, Jay D. Pellerin -- The Influence of Geology and Geography on the Indian Wars in Eastern Washington Territory / Stephen W. Henderson, Michael M. Hamilton -- Teaching Military Geoscience in the Twenty-first Century Classroom: Virtual Field Explorations of the Gettysburg Battlefield / W. Lee Beatty, Candace L. Kairies-Beatty -- Fort Fisher, NC Past and Present: A Geospatial Analysis using LiDAR and GIS / Michael J. Starek, Russell S. Harmon, Helena Mitasova -- MILITARY AND DEFENSE INTERESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- There’s Uranium in Them Hills: The Archaeology of Nevada’s Uranium Boom / Jonah S. Blustain -- Military Development and Geographic Change on San Diego Bay / Andy Yatsko -- High Density Metal Contaminant Transport in Arid Region Ephemeral Channels / Julianne J. Miller, David S. Shafer, Charalambos Papelis, Craig A. Refosco, Nathan A. Krzyaniak -- Comparing Playa Inundation Estimates from Landsat and LiDAR Data to a Doppler Radar-Based Hydrologic Model / Mary E. Cablk, Julianne J. Miller, Steve A. Mizell -- Environmental Security and Trans-Boundary Water Resources / Francis A. Galgano -- Environmental Reporting in the South African Department of Defense and Military Veterans / H. A. P. Smit, T. J. Mokiri -- Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the Use of Forwarding Operating Bases (FOBs) / Eugene J. Palka -- U.S. Army Agriculture Development Teams, Afghanistan: The Role of the Geoscientist / Alexander K. Stewart -- Regional Distribution of Salt-Rich Dust Across Southwest Asia Based on Predictive Soil-Geomorphic Mapping Techniques / Steven N. Bacon, Eric V. McDonald -- GEOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY ACTIVITIES -- Digital Elevation Models to Support Desert Warfare / Peter L. Guth -- Military Test Site Characterization and Training Future Officers : An Integrated Terrain Analysis Approach / Steven Fleming, Eric V. McDonald, Steven N. Bacon -- Use of Ground-Based LiDAR for Detection of IED Command Wires on Typical Desert Surfaces / Eric V. McDonald, Rina Schumer -- Parent Material Mapping of Geologic Surfaces Using ASTER in Support of Integrated Terrain Forecasting for Military Operations / Donald E. Sabol Jr., Timothy B. Minor, Eric V. McDonald, Steven N. Bacon -- Analysis of Recurring Sinking Events of Armored Tracked Vehicles in the Israeli Agricultural Periphery of the Gaza Strip / Joel Roskin -- Integrated Terrain Forecasting for Military Operations in Deserts: Geologic Basis for Rapid Predictive Mapping of Soils and Terrain Features / Eric V. McDonald, Steven N. Bacon, Scott D. Bassett, Rivka Amit, Yehouda Enzel, Timothy B. Minor, Ken McGwire, Onn Crouvi and Yoav Nahmias. 

• This book is a collection of papers presented at the 9th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2011. The conference included discussion on a diverse range of geosciences, including military history, military geology, teaching geology from a military prospective, geological influence on the battlefield, and environmental and cultural issues related to management of military lands. Geology and geography have played a significant role in military history, from providing the stone for primitive tools and weapons, to the utilization of terrain in offensive and defensive strategies. Specific to this volume, deserts comprise nearly a third of the Earth’s surface and have been the site of numerous battles where the dust, heat, and a lack of food and water have provided challenges to military leaders and warriors. This book examines the role of deserts in past and modern warfare, the problems and challenges in managing military lands in desert regions, and how desert environmental conditions can impact military equipment and personnel. This proceedings volume should be of interest to scholars, professionals, and those interested in military history, warfare, geology, geography, cultural resources, general science, and military operations. 

Ämnesord

Earth sciences.  (LCSH)

Nuclear energy.  (LCSH)

Environmental management.  (LCSH)

Historical geology.  (LCSH)

Paleontology.  (LCSH)

Geotechnical engineering.  (LCSH)

Remote sensing.  (LCSH)

Military geography.  (LCSH)

Military geology.  (LCSH)

Desert warfare.  (LCSH)

Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. 

Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. 

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. 

Klassifikation

QE28.3 (LCC)

SCI031000 (ämneskategori)

SCI054000 (ämneskategori)

355.47 (DDC)

S.01 (kssb/8 (machine generated))