Estimation of mean wind climate and probability of strong winds for wind risk assessment

Forestry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-258

  Quine, C P ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE SELECTION; WINDTHROW;

EID: 0033851866     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/73.3.247     Document Type: Article

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