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Kintampo woodlands mixed-species AGB, M6 (best model): dbh, height and wood density

Aboveground biomass31 woodland tree species harvested for charcoalGhananaturalRead from the original paper

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Equation

As printed (Table 5 (parameter estimates))

M6 a6 0.058 0.049–0.067 0.046–0.070 b6 0.999 0.983–1.015

In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)

Aboveground biomass = 0.0580 * rho * (D^2 * H)^0.999

rho: Wood density (oven-dry mass / green volume), g/cm³
D: Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H: Total tree height, m

Mixed-species model; AGB is the sum of logs, small branches, twigs and leaves, so foliage is included. Fitted by non-linear regression, so no back-transformation correction. Wood density ρ is the species mean of disc samples (oven-dry mass / volume), in g/cm³. Coefficients are the Table 5 estimates rounded as printed. Abstract prints a6 as 0.0580; Table 5 prints 0.058. The abstract value is used.

Source

Aabeyir, R., Adu-Bredu, S., Agyare, W.A., Weir, M.J.C. (2020). Allometric models for estimating aboveground biomass in the tropical woodlands of Ghana, West Africa. Forest Ecosystems, 7, 41.

doi:10.1186/s40663-020-00250-3 · Open access · copy we read

M6 a6[ρ((dbh)^2H)^b6]

Equation · Table 3 (model forms)

Destructive sampling was carried out on 745 trees

Trees measured · Abstract

The dbh of individual trees ranged from 5.0 to 48.2 cm

Largest DBH · Modelling process, Data description

AGB = 0.0580ρ((dbh)2H)0.999

Equation · Abstract

Trees measured: 745
DBH range: 5–48.2 cm
Method: non-linear regression (variance proportional to squared mean)
Where: Kintampo Municipality, forest-savanna transition zone, Ghana
Last checked: 2026-11-02

Calculate

Wood density (g/cm³)DBH (cm)Height (m)

Height from

280.2

Aboveground biomass (kg)

131.7

Carbon (kg), ×0.47

482.9

CO₂e (kg), ×44/12

Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.

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On every build, the library's form and the paper's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.

Inputs	Expected	We get	From
D = 25, H = 12, rho = 0.65	280.2	280.2	Computed from the printed form hand-computed from the published form
D = 40, H = 12, rho = 0.65	716.7	716.7	Computed from the printed form hand-computed from the published form

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