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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1303-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1303-2022
Research article
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22 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2022

Modeling deadwood for rockfall mitigation assessments in windthrow areas

Adrian Ringenbach, Peter Bebi, Perry Bartelt, Andreas Rigling, Marc Christen, Yves Bühler, Andreas Stoffel, and Andrin Caviezel

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The presented automatic deadwood generator (ADG) allows us to consider deadwood in rockfall simulations in unprecedented detail. Besides three-dimensional fresh deadwood cones, we include old woody debris in rockfall simulations based on a higher compaction rate and lower energy absorption thresholds. Simulations including different deadwood states indicate that a 10-year-old deadwood pile has a higher protective capacity than a pre-storm forest stand.