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Rapid Assessment of Tree Debris Following Urban Forest Ice Storms

Author(s) -

Richard N.W. Hauer,

Angela Hauer,

Dudley Hartel,

Jill S. Johnson

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

arboriculture and urban forestry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 2155-0778

pISSN - 1935-5297

DOI - 10.48044/jauf.2011.031

Subject(s) - debris , storm , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , physical geography , meteorology , geology , geotechnical engineering

This paper presents a rapid assessment method to estimate urban tree debris following an ice storm. Data were collected from 60 communities to quantify tree debris volumes, mostly from public rights-of-way, following ice storms based on community infrastructure, weather parameters, and urban forest structure. Ice thickness, area of a community, and street distance are significant predictors for estimating debris from ice storms. Results from this study provide a way to estimate woody debris volumes from urban trees immediately following an ice storm. The model can also be used to predict debris volumes for storm preparedness planning.

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