Storm damage in forests: modeling the windthrow risk for Germany with ForestGALES

Key Points

• The research aims to improve predictions of storm damage in forests using the ForestGALES model.
• Applied statistical calibration to the ForestGALES model.
• Developed regional parametrizations for European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas fir.
• Measured improvements in model accuracy for each species.
• Model accuracy increased by 2% for European beech.
• Model accuracy improved by 6% for Norway spruce and Douglas fir.