Title:

United States hurricane accumulated cyclone energy and its potential impacts to forest basal area and urban tree canopy

Author(s):

Cole, Jason A.; Nowak, David J.; Greenfield, Eric J.

Publication Year:

2021

How to Cite:

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Cole, Jason A.; Nowak, David J.; Greenfield, Eric J. 2021. United States hurricane accumulated cyclone energy and its potential impacts to forest basal area and urban tree canopy. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2020-0048

Abstract:

This data publication contains the data used in a study to examine potential hurricane wind threats to both rural and urban forests in the conterminous United States. This package includes continuous raster data of accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) for the conterminous United States as well as continuous raster data of ACE times forest basal area, which was used to determine the potential hurricane impact on rural forests using forest basal area. Additionally included is the associated tabular data by county (FIPS code, name and state) including mean ACE, mean of ACE times forest basal area, mean of ACE times percent urban tree canopy, cumulative ACE, cumulative ACE times basal area, cumulative ACE times percent urban tree canopy, and their associated indices. index. While 2021 is the publication date, these data sets have the following vintage: 1851 to 2015.

Keywords:

biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; economy; environment; Forest & Plant Health; Climate effects; Forest Products; Natural Resource Management & Use; basal area; forest risk; tropical cyclones; urban forests; RPA Assessment; Resources Planning Act Assessment; conterminous United States; CONUS

Related publications:

• Wilson, Barry Tyler; Lister, Andrew J.; Riemann, Rachel I.; Griffith, Douglas M. 2013. Live tree species basal area of the contiguous United States (2000-2009). Newtown Square, PA: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0013
• Nowak, David J.; Greenfield, Eric J. 2018. US Urban forest statistics, values and projections. Journal of Forestry. 116(2): 164-177. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvx004 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/55818
• Cole, Jason A.; Nowak, David J.; Greenfield, Eric J. 2021. Potential hurricane wind risk to US rural and urban forests. Journal of Forestry. 119(4): 393-406. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvab018 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/65539

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