Shelterbelt Examples
The following wind speed profiles for different shelterbelts
were put together by Dr Rod Bird of the Department of Natural
Resources and Environment, Hamilton Victoria. Each example
provides insight into how farmers might better manage or design
shelterbelts so as to provide the shelter they require, whilst
avoiding problems such as wind tunnelling through gaps.
This research demonstrates the importance of tree height,
porosity, gaps, and width of the plantation on the wind profile.
Single Row
of Eucalypts
Young Dense
Belt of Wattle
Dense Belt
of Cypress
Wide Shelterbelt
of Sugar Gum
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