//---------------------------------------------------------------------
public static Event Initiate(ActiveSite site,
int windTimestep)
{
IEcoregion ecoregion = Model.Core.Ecoregion[site];
IEventParameters eventParms = windEventParms[ecoregion.Index];
double eventProbability = (windTimestep * Model.Core.CellArea) /
(eventParms.RotationPeriod * eventParms.MeanSize);
if (Random.GenerateUniform() <= eventProbability) {
Event windEvent = new Event(site,
ComputeSizeHectares(eventParms));
windEvent.Spread(Model.Core.CurrentTime);
return windEvent;
}
else
return null;
}
