The estimation of wind exposure for windthrow hazard rating: Comparison between Strongblow, MC2, Topex and a wind tunnel study

Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-266

  Ruel, J C ^a   Pin, D ^a   Spacek, L ^b   Cooper, K ^c   Benoit, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARD RATING; METHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; WINDTHROW HAZARD;

EID: 0030745036     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/70.3.253     Document Type: Article

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