Relative windfirmness of New Zealand-grown Pinus radiata and Douglas-fir: A preliminary investigation

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-223

  Moore, J ^a   Gardiner, B ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pinus radiata; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Risk; Tree stability; Uprooting; Wind damage

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; DRAG; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FORESTRY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

WINDFIRMNESS;

WIND EFFECTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; TREE; WIND VELOCITY; WINDTHROW;

NEW ZEALAND;

ABIES; PINUS RADIATA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0035668331     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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