Running skyline design with a desk-top computer-plotter
By: by Ward W. Carson, Donald Studier, Hilton H. Lysons.
Contributors: Studier, Donald D.; Lysons, Hilton H.; Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: USDA Forest Service research note PNW -- 153.
Publisher: Pacific North West Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Log transportation -- Data processing.; Logging, Skyline.
Description: The procedure for determination of running skyline load-carrying capability is discussed. A desk-top computer/plotter is employed to plot terrain profiles and determine and plot the path of a loaded running skyline carriage. The computer programs implementing the procedure are included. The paper is intended for the designer who is investigating the use of running skylines in harvesting plans.
Notes: Title from cover.

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