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Windthrow Along Electrical Distribution Lines in a Rural Setting

Jean-Claude Ruel and Daniel Pin
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) September 1993, 19 (5) 271-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1993.043
Jean-Claude Ruel
Applied silviculture and Research Assistant, respectively, Departement des sciences forestiéres, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Québec G1K 7P4, Canada
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Daniel Pin
Applied silviculture and Research Assistant, respectively, Departement des sciences forestiéres, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Québec G1K 7P4, Canada
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    Frequency directions of windspeeds over 40 km/h recorded at the nearest meteorological station and of actual winds that caused blowdown, as inferred from fallen trees.

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    Localization of blowdown from aerial photographs. Arrows are proportional to the frequency of treefall in each direstion.

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    Species frequency in living and dead trees.

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    Diameter distribution by species in fallen trees.

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    Median values for height and diameter of fallen trees

    SpeciesHeightDiameter
    Balsam fir18.021.0
    Aspen20.025.0
    Sugar maple20.533.0
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    Average height and diameter of living and dead trees.

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    Balsam fir16.417.720.022.4
    Aspen20.919.314.125.9
    Sugar maple17.820.421.432.7
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