Military Geology in War and Peace 1998
DOI: 10.1130/reg13-p75
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Military Geology Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1945 to 1972

Abstract: After World War II, the Military Geology Unit of the U.S. Geological Survey was transformed into the Military Geology Branch, which recruited about 150 younger scientists over time to continue the compilation of terrain intelligence on a global scale. Source materials were the scientific journals, books, maps, and photographs available in the Washington area, and most topics were presented on maps accompanied by succinct tables and short narrative texts. The following principal administrative units and researc… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3

Citation Types

0
3
0

Year Published

2002
2002
2022
2022

Publication Types

Select...
3
3

Relationship

0
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 8 publications
(3 citation statements)
references
References 0 publications
0
3
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Continuing the efforts of the MGU during World War II, detailed geological and water-supply studies were conducted on several Pacific islands formerly held by the Japanese. From 1946 to 1962, the Pacific Geological Mapping Program created numerous reports on 11 island groups in the Pacific (Terman 1998a). The first island studied in the spring of 1946 was Okinawa because it was designated as the location for a major US military base (Whitmore 2001).…”
Section: The Military Geology Branchmentioning
confidence: 98%
See 2 more Smart Citations
“…Continuing the efforts of the MGU during World War II, detailed geological and water-supply studies were conducted on several Pacific islands formerly held by the Japanese. From 1946 to 1962, the Pacific Geological Mapping Program created numerous reports on 11 island groups in the Pacific (Terman 1998a). The first island studied in the spring of 1946 was Okinawa because it was designated as the location for a major US military base (Whitmore 2001).…”
Section: The Military Geology Branchmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…After 1972, only one MGB programme, the Special Intelligence Element funded by the Defense Intelligence Agency, continued to operate. Most of its work was classified and not published in the open literature (Terman 1998a). However, USGS hydrogeologists from other branches continued to make contributions in support of military operations after most of the MGB was eliminated.…”
Section: The Military Geology Branchmentioning
confidence: 98%
See 1 more Smart Citation