The climatology and meteorology of windstorms that affect southwest British Columbia, Canada, and associated tree-related damage to the power distribution grid

High-wind generating extratropical cyclones routinely strike southwest British Columbia. Improved understanding of these storms could help mitigate damage to electrical and other infrastructure. All independent windstorms from 1964-2012 were determined using the Victoria, Vancouver and Abbotsford ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read, Wolf Anthony
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54280