! THIS EVENT MONITOR APPLICATION CALCULATES A RISK RATING for MPB in LPP ! BASED ON THE SYSTEM OF AMMAN, et al (1977) ! [Amman, McGregor, Cahill & Klein. 1977. Guidelines for reducing losses ! of LPP to the MPB in unmanaged stands in the Rocky Mountains. ! USDA FS GTR INT-36, Intermountain F&R Exp Sta., Ogden, UT 22pp.] ! ! RISK IS BASED ON THREE FACTORS: ! ! STAND ELEVATION, ! STAND AGE, ! AND HOST QMD (OF HOST TREES >5 INCHES DBH) ! ! EACH FACTOR IS ASSIGNED A VALUE (1,2, OR 3) BASED ON STAND CONDITIONS. ! RISK RATING IS BASED UPON THE PRODUCT OF THE THREE FACTORS: ! ! ELEVATION AGE DBH FACTOR VALUE ! >10400 <60 <7 1 ! 9400-10400 60-80 7-8 2 ! <9400 >80 >8 3 ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! (Note: elevation breakpoints (E_THOLDs) vary with latitude. ! Those noted in table above are for ~ 39 deg. N latitude. ! See the "INITIALIZE" section below to set your E_THOLDS.) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! RISK RATING: FACTOR1 * FACTOR2 * FACTOR3 ! ! (Possible values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 27) ! ! 1-9 = LOW; 12-18 = MODERATE; 27 = HIGH ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !! !! Prepared 07/01 AJ McMahan, INTECS International, Inc., for: !! !! !! !! Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, USDA Forest Service, !! !! 2150 Centre Ave Bldg A Suite 331, Ft. Collins, CO 80526-1891 !! !! !! !! Contact: Eric Smith 970 295-5841 (email: elsmith@fs.fed.us) !! !! !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! INITIALIZE !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMPUTE 0 AMMAN1 = -1 AMMAN2 = -1 AMMAN3 = -1 QMD_GT_5 = SPMCDBH(5,LP,0,5,999) END !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! DEFINE E_THOLDs !! !! ADD asterisk(s) (*) or exclamation points (!!) in column 1 to !! "comment out" the line. (If "*" or "!", the line will be printed !! [as a comment] in output; if "!!", line will not be printed in output.) !! !! REMOVE asterisks/exclamation points to "activate" the line. !! The following blocks define E_THOLDs for various latitudes. !! "Activate" the applicable pair for your latitude, !! or enter your own E_THOLDs. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMPUTE 0 !! For ~33 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 13070 !!E_THOLD2 = 12070 !! For ~35 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 12180 !!E_THOLD2 = 11180 !! For ~37 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 11290 !!E_THOLD2 = 10290 !! For ~39 degrees N Latitude E_THOLD1 = 10400 E_THOLD2 = 9400 !! For ~41 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 9510 !!E_THOLD2 = 8510 !! For ~43 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 8620 !!E_THOLD2 = 7620 !! For ~45 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 7740 !!E_THOLD2 = 6740 !! For ~47 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 6850 !!E_THOLD2 = 5850 !! For ~49 degrees N Latitude !!E_THOLD1 = 5960 !!E_THOLD2 = 4960 !! OTHER--User Defined !!E_THOLD1 = !!E_THOLD2 = END !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! END OF DEFINING E_THOLDs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! FACTOR 1 (ELEVATION) !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF ELEV GT E_THOLD1 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN1 = 1 END ENDIF IF ELEV GE E_THOLD2 AND ELEV LE E_THOLD1 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN1 = 2 END ENDIF IF ELEV LT E_THOLD2 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN1 = 3 END ENDIF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! FACTOR 2 (AGE) !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF AGE LT 60 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN2 = 1 END ENDIF IF AGE GE 60 AND AGE LE 80 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN2 = 2 END ENDIF IF AGE GT 80 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN2 = 3 END ENDIF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! FACTOR THREE (QMD OF HOST > 5") !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF QMD_GT_5 LT 7.0 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN3 = 1 END ENDIF IF QMD_GT_5 GE 7.0 AND QMD_GT_5 LE 8.0 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN3 = 2 END ENDIF IF QMD_GT_5 GT 8.0 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMMAN3 = 3 END ENDIF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! RISK RATING !! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF AMMAN1 GT 0 AND AMMAN2 GT 0 AND AMMAN3 GT 0 THEN COMPUTE 0 AMM_HAZ = AMMAN1 * AMMAN2 * AMMAN3 END ENDIF