An evaluative inventory of research activities and the status of current knowledge of the humid tropic environment was performed through comprehensive critical review of the published literature and through appraisals by outstanding scientific specialists. Technical chapters of this report discuss Physical Features, Plant and Animal Life, Weather and Climate, Coastal Zones, and Regional Studies. Significant gaps in current knowledge of these five topical fields and recommendations to fill these gaps are indicated. Particular attention has been paid to studies and research having direct military application. Three appendices to the compendium present: a Directory of Authorities; a Directory of the Principal Depositories; and an Index of Aerial Photography and Maps. Vol. 1 (KWIC Index - Humid Tropic Environmental Literature) of this report presents a 14,515-document bibliography of the area/ subject in keyword in context format (AD625426).

Humid Tropic Environmental literature has been collected at domestic and foreign depositories to aid in the determination of an inventory of geographic research of the humid tropic environment. Documents were screened, abstracted and placed in data processing format for various program tasks. The collected bibliography is presented in a KWIC Index for rapid searching by users. The KWIC Index contains 14,515 documents, 9,170 authors and 58,830 keywords. It appears in five sections: A-Frequency of Stop Words; B-Frequency of OK words; C-Author Listing and Index; D-Keyword listing and Index, and E- Bibliographic Listing and Index. The last section (E) is arranged in geographic, subject and author order. Approximately 10 percent of the documents are abstracted. Documents of military significance or of great scientific value are indicated. Materials are derived primarily from the literature of the following disciplines: Geographical, Earth, Atmospheric, and Biological Sciences.