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Identification of wind storm risk areas in forested mountains (Šumava Mts., Czechia)

KOLEJKA, Jaromír, Martin KLIMÁNEK and Tomáš MIKITA

Basic information

Original name

Identification of wind storm risk areas in forested mountains (Šumava Mts., Czechia)

Name in Czech

Zjišťování rizikových ploch polomů v zalesněných pohořích (Šumava, Česko)

Authors

KOLEJKA, Jaromír, Martin KLIMÁNEK and Tomáš MIKITA

Edition

1. vyd. Smolyan, p. 527-535, 9 pp. 2011

Publisher

USB Smolyan

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

Country of publisher

Bulgaria

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

ISBN

978-954-397-025-4

Keywords (in Czech)

polomy - žjišťování rizikových ploch - orkán Kyrill - Šumava

Keywords in English

windthrows, risk area identification, Kyrill hurricane, Šumava Mts.

Tags

risk assessment, windthrows, Šumava

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 4/11/2012 15:24, prof. RNDr. Jaromír Kolejka, CSc.

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

Šumava Mts. along the border of Czech Republic with Germany and Austria are frequently damaged by windstorms. The Hurricane Kyrill has totally or partly damaged dozens of square kilometers of the forest of the Šumava Mts. in January 2007. The STRiM project’s aim was to apply the commonly used geoinformation technologies (GIT) and data to contribute the better windthrow risks assessment and prediction of damages. GIT may significantly contribute, if not to the reduction of the number of devastating winds, at least to the minimization of the damage and a quick recovery. The research hypotheses presumed that the incidence of windthrows, the amount of harm done and the cost of alleviating it are in close relationship with natural factors of the area and especially terrain features of the landscape, as well as with some human forest maintenance impacts. The geostatistical analysis has identified that the individual terrain features – slope, aspect and sea elevation derived from DEM – compared with the general (at the closest meteostations) wind direction provided less reliable results. Additional data on soil depth and humidity was used and information about the forest canopy age, density and management history as well. Very applicable results are based on the integrated physical and forest canopy features.

In Czech

Šumava Mts. along the border of Czech Republic with Germany and Austria are frequently damaged by windstorms. The Hurricane Kyrill has totally or partly damaged dozens of square kilometers of the forest of the Šumava Mts. in January 2007. The STRiM project’s aim was to apply the commonly used geoinformation technologies (GIT) and data to contribute the better windthrow risks assessment and prediction of damages. GIT may significantly contribute, if not to the reduction of the number of devastating winds, at least to the minimization of the damage and a quick recovery. The research hypotheses presumed that the incidence of windthrows, the amount of harm done and the cost of alleviating it are in close relationship with natural factors of the area and especially terrain features of the landscape, as well as with some human forest maintenance impacts. The geostatistical analysis has identified that the individual terrain features – slope, aspect and sea elevation derived from DEM – compared with the general (at the closest meteostations) wind direction provided less reliable results. Additional data on soil depth and humidity was used and information about the forest canopy age, density and management history as well. Very applicable results are based on the integrated physical and forest canopy features.

Links

MSM0021622418, plan (intention)
Name: DYNAMICKÁ GEOVIZUALIZACE V KRIZOVÉM MANAGEMENTU
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Dynamic Geovisualisation in Crises Management
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