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Term details "wind damage"
| Language: | English |
| Term: | wind damage |
| Synonyms: | storm damage |
| Definition: | 1) Damage to a forest stand by strong wind through breakage (wind breakage) and/or uprooting of trees (windthrow, windfall; blowdown); 2) any negative impact on a tree or stand caused by wind. (Source: FMAN-E, 2000) |
| Notes: | Endemic - as a result of ordinary wind speeds; catastrophic - as a result of exceptional events e.g. storms, tornados. |
| Subject field: | economics, forest health |
Equivalent terms in other languages:
French:dommage causé par la tempête
German:Sturmschaden
Spanish:daños por temporales
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