Accession Number:

AD0770910

Title:

Tropical Vegetation Measurements

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. on test operations procedure

Corporate Author:

ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1973-04-10

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

The report describes a technique for predicting the number of trees in large areas of tropical forests from small samples. It also describes a method for estimating tree height from tree diameter. The techniques described have applications in evaluating the effects of vehicular mobility, weapons and or munitions, electromagnetic propagation, surveillance systems, and air- delivered items in tropical forests.

Descriptors:

• *TERRAIN INTELLIGENCE
• *TREE CANOPY
• *TROPICAL REGIONS
• SAMPLING
• TREES
• TROPICAL TESTS
• VEGETATION

Subject Categories:

• Military Intelligence

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE