Testing of Wind FIRM/ForestGALES-BC: A hybrid-mechanistic model for predicting windthrow in partially harvested stands

Forestry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-199

  Byrne, Kenneth E ^a   Mitchell, Stephen J ^b  

^a FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DAMAGE; DATA SET; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; HARVESTING; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SILVICULTURE; STORM; THINNING; WIND VELOCITY; WINDTHROW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 84875173069     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cps077     Document Type: Article

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