Predicting severe winter coastal storm damage
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Ice Storm Damage to Virginia Coastal Plain Forests dur- ing the Christmas 1998 Ice Storm
On December 23-25, 1998, a major ice storm struck southeastern Virginia The storm-deposited glaze ice felled trees and limbs, causing a power outage and highway blockage. Between Februmy and April, 1999, we recorded occurrence, severity, and type of damage to trees over 2.5 cm dbh in nine mostly gently sloping plots in Matoaka Woods at the College of William and Macy. Frequency and severity of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research Letters
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1748-9326
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/3/034004