Cubic and Board Foot Volume Models for the Central States

Authors: Hahn, Jerold T.; Hansen, Mark H.

Source: Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, Volume 8, Number 2, 1 June 1991 , pp. 47-57(11)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

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Abstract:

This paper presents tree volume models developed for major timber species in the Central States (Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa). Models for estimating gross tree volume (either cubic foot or board foot International ¼-in. log rule) and percent cull were developed for 23 species or species groups. These models estimate volume based on observed dbh and tree site index. Nonlinear regression techniques were used to fit a Weibull-type function to estimate gross volume with a data set containing observations from more than 50,000 trees measured throughout the region. A simple linear model was used to estimate percent cull in a tree for each of several tree classes. These models are being used in the statewide inventories now underway in Missouri and Iowa and may be used by anyone desiring volume-per-tree estimates that are comparable to USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis estimates in these areas. North. J. Appl. For. 8(2):47-57

Document Type: Journal article

Affiliations: 1: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

Publication date: 1991-06-01

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