Extreme value modelling of storm damage in Swedish forests

Forests cover about 56% of the land area in Sweden and forest damage due to strong winds has been a recurring problem. In this paper we analyse recorded storm damage in Swedish forests for the years 1965–2007. During the period 48 individual storm events with a total damage of 164 Mm³...

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Main Authors: A. Bengtsson, C. Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/515/2007/nhess-7-515-2007.pdf

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