Tree Allometrics

Larix gmelinii / Aboveground biomass

Gmelin larch AGB from D²H, unweighted (Table 3)

Aboveground biomassLarix gmelinii · PinaceaeMongolianaturalRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Хүснэгт 3 (Table 3), Газрын дээрх биомасс (above-ground biomass), p. 124-126)

N lnŶ = lna + b×ln(D²×H) -2.98 0.909 CF 1.027

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

Aboveground biomass = 1.027 * exp(-2.98 + 0.909 * ln(D^2 * H))
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

Paper is in Mongolian; table values quoted as printed. Unweighted (N) regression row; the printed CF is applied as exp(lnŷ) x CF per eq. 8. Adjusted R² and RMSE are in the table but are not stored (adjusted R², and RMSE on the log or weighted scale). AGB is the sum of stem, branch and needle mass (Table 1), so foliage is included. Natural log assumed from the paper's ln notation.

Source
ŷ = exp(lnŷ)CF; CF=exp(S²/2)
Correction factor · Eqs. 7-8, Methods p. 119
Гмелиний шинэсэн ойгоос авсан 15 шинэс модны ... диаметр 21.6 (8.7-42.6) см, өндөр 13.5 (8.2-23.3) м
Trees measured · Results p. 120
Trees measured
15
DBH range
8.7–42.6 cm
Height range
8.2–23.3 m
Correction factor
1.027 (applied)
Method
log-log regression, unweighted
Where
Khaichiin Am, Eree Nuruu (Ereen mountains), Bayan-Uul sum, Dornod aimag, Mongolia
Last checked
2026-11-02
Calculate
Height from
125
Aboveground biomass (kg)
58.5
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
215
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Fitted DBH range0100200300400500510152025303540DBH (cm)Aboveground biomass (kg)Aboveground biomass

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

Checks this equation passes

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

InputsExpectedWe getFrom
D = 20, H = 13125125Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table coefficients and the printed back-transform y = exp(lny) x CF (eq. 8)
D = 35, H = 19486486Computed from the printed form
computed from the Table coefficients and the printed back-transform y = exp(lny) x CF (eq. 8)

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