Measurements of tree motion in the wind collated from multiple studies undertaken in the UK, Puerto Rico and Australia between 1987-2015
https://doi.org/10.5285/fecff8c2-983e-4883-a0f8-ac65deba02cf
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Jackson, T.; Wellpott, A.; Van Bloem, S.; Achim, A.; James, K.; Gardiner, B. (2021). Measurements of tree motion in the wind collated from multiple studies undertaken in the UK, Puerto Rico and Australia between 1987-2015. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fecff8c2-983e-4883-a0f8-ac65deba02cf
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This dataset contains high resolution measurements of tree motion in response to wind at six sites. The data was collected using sensors mounted directly onto the tree trunk.
The sites are: Rivox, Kershope, Kyloe and Clocaenog in the UK. Guanica in Puerto Rico and six open-grown trees from Australia.
The sites are: Rivox, Kershope, Kyloe and Clocaenog in the UK. Guanica in Puerto Rico and six open-grown trees from Australia.
Publication date: 2021-07-28
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Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
World place names
Temporal information
Temporal extent
1987-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Provenance & quality
The data in Rivox were collected using displacement sensors, all other sites used strain gauges. In the four UK sites, wind data were collected at 10 Hz using a 3D sonic anemometer on a tower at canopy height. Wind data for the trees in Australia were collected using a cup anemometer. No wind data was collected in Guanica.
No pre-processing, filtering or quality control has been conducted on these data. They have only been downloaded from the data loggers and merged into continuous time-series.
The data were used to estimate wind damage risk and no additional processing was needed.
No pre-processing, filtering or quality control has been conducted on these data. They have only been downloaded from the data loggers and merged into continuous time-series.
The data were used to estimate wind damage risk and no additional processing was needed.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Jackson, T.; Wellpott, A.; Van Bloem, S.; Achim, A.; James, K.; Gardiner, B. (2021). Measurements of tree motion in the wind collated from multiple studies undertaken in the UK, Puerto Rico and Australia between 1987-2015. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fecff8c2-983e-4883-a0f8-ac65deba02cf
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Supplemental information
Jackson, T.D., Sethi, S., Dellwik, E., Angelou, N., Bunce, A., van Emmerik, T., Duperat, M., Ruel, J.-C., Wellpott, A., Van Bloem, S., Achim, A., Kane, B., Ciruzzi, D.M., Loheide II, S.P., James, K., Burcham, D., Moore, J., Schindler, D., Kolbe, S., … Gardiner, B. (2021). The motion of trees in the wind: a data synthesis. Biogeosciences, 18(13), 4059–4072
James, K. R., Haritos, N., & Ades, P.K. (2006). Mechanical stability of trees under dynamic loads. American Journal of Botany, 93(10), 1522–1530
Gardiner, B.A., Stacey, G.R., Belcher, R. E., & Wood, C.J. (1997). Field and wind tunnel assessments of the implications of respacing and thinning for tree stability. Forestry, 70(3), 233–252
Hale, S.E., Gardiner, B.A., Wellpott, A. et al. Wind loading of trees: influence of tree size and competition. Eur J Forest Res 131, 203–217 (2012)
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-6161
Wellpott, A.
Bavarian State Institute of Forestry
Van Bloem, S.
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
Achim, A.
Centre de recherche sur les matériaux renouvelables
James, K.
University of Melbourne
Gardiner, B.
Institut Européen de la Forêt Cultivée
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Rights holders
University of Melbourne, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Forest Research
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Keywords
Agathis australis , Amyris elemifera , Araucaria cunninghamii , Bourreria succulenta , Burnley , Clocaenog , Coccoloba diversifolia , Corymbia maculata , Cupressus sempervirens , Eucalyptus regnans , Eucalyptus tereticornis , Exostema caribaeum , Guanica , Gymnanthes lucida , Jumbay , Kauri , Kershope , Kyloe , Larch , Larix , Leucaena leucocephala , Mediterranean cypress , Mexican fan palm , Monash University , Mount Dandenong , Picea sitchensis , Rivox , Sale , tree , Washingtonia robusta , wind
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S010750/1
Last updated
24 July 2025 13:59