A review of strategies for wind damage assessment in Japanese forests

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-176

  Kamimura, Kana ^a   Shiraishi, Norihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damage factors; Mechanistic methods; Risk assessment; Wind damage

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND EFFECTS;

DAMAGE FACTORS; FIELD OBSERVATION; MECHANISTIC METHODS; WIND DAMAGE;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

EID: 34249726257     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-007-0005-0     Document Type: Review

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