Effects of tree mortality on power line security

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 181-192

  Guggenmoos, Siegfried ^a  

^a Ecological Solutiom Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electric system reliability; Hazard tree; Line strike risk; Tree mortality; Tree risk quantification; Tree conductor contacts; Tree related outages; Utility arboriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644936294     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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