Tree Allometrics

Acer saccharum / Stem volume

NSVB sugar maple, Hot Continental Regime Mountains (M220): total stem wood volume (inside bark), segmented model (Eq. 2), D < 11 in (27.94 cm)

Stem volumeAcer saccharum · SapindaceaeUnited StatesRead from the original paper
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Equation

As printed (Table S1a (Table S1a_volib_coefs_spcd.csv, WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns SPCD,DIVISION,STDORGCD,model,a,a1,b,b1,c,c1)

318,M220,,2,0.001575159,,1.75427547,1.91744041,1.215607529,

In this library's units, ready to compute (m³)

Stem volume = 0.028316846592 * 0.001575159 * (D/2.54)^1.75427547 * (H/0.3048)^1.215607529
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

Output is gross total stem wood volume inside bark, groundline to tip (VtotibGross), before cull or broken-top deductions. DBH is measured at 4.5 ft (1.37 m). Paper units: in, ft, ft3; expression converts D cm→in (/2.54), H m→ft (/0.3048) and ft3→m3 (×0.028316846592). n and the DBH range are from the scorecard for ST_WD_CV_TOT in M220 (table S19) and cover the whole segmented model; the record's DBH limit at k is the segmentation point. Lower branch of the segmented model; pair with westfall-2024-acer-saccharum-m220-volume-large.

Source
yi = a × Di^b × Hi^c + εi; Di < k / yi = a × k^(b−b1) × Di^b1 × Hi^c + εi; Di ≥ k
Equation · Eq. 2, p. 2
Di is diameter (inches) at breast height (4.5 feet), Hi is total tree height (feet)
Units · Methods, Model development, p. 2
units for volume and biomass predictions are cubic feet and pounds, respectively
published.output unit · Examples of tree-level calculations, p. 8
318,sugar maple,N,Acer,saccharum,,,Acer saccharum
Taxon · FIADB REF_SPECIES.csv (FIA DataMart), columns SPCD,COMMON_NAME,SHARED_COMMON_NAME_IND,GENUS,SPECIES,VARIETY,SUBSPECIES,SCIENTIFIC_NAME: the species codes the NSVB tables use
total stem was defined as groundline to tree tip
Output · Methods, Data, p. 2
k is a set segmentation point that is 9.0 inches for softwoods (SPCD<300) and 11.0 inches for hardwoods (SPCD≥300)
Equation · Methods, Model development, p. 2
"Total Stem Wood Volume","ST_WD_CV_TOT","318","M220","HOT_CONTINENTAL_REGIME_MOUNTAINS",112,11.3857142857143,1.1,29.7
Fit · Table S19_component_division_spcd_scorecard.csv (WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns VAR2,VAR3,SPCD,DIVISION,DIVISION_DESCRIPTION,N,Avg_DBH,Min_DBH,Max_DBH
key modeling statistics such as sample sizes (n), tree diameter distributions (minimum, mean, and maximum)
Fit · Methods, Model development, p. 6
Trees measured
112
DBH range
2.79–27.94 cm
Method
NSVB segmented model (Eq. 2), coefficients for SPCD 318 in DIVISION M220 from table S1a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees
Where
FIA ecodivision Hot Continental Regime Mountains (M220), mapped in GTR fig. 1
Last checked
2026-11-03
Calculate
Height from
0.175
Stem volume (m³)
Fitted DBH range00.10.20.30.40.50.6510152025303540DBH (cm)Stem volume (m³)Stem volume

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 = 20.3, H = 13.70.1750.175Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form at D = 8 in, H = 45 ft, converted to cm, m and m3

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