... Concerning thinning characteristics, the time since last thin-ning τ and the thinning intensity I were retained for this study. Thin-ning intensity I is defined in terms of basal area, being ... since thinning increased (data not shown).Thus the influences of stand age, time since last thinning and intensity of last thinning on extinction coefficient b (relation-ship (2)) were further ... 7 stands for larch (at the same age of 92 years) and 20 stands for Scots pine, i.e., a proportion of 13% of all the stands studied. The stands were not all thinned. For stands that were thinned...