NSVB red pine, Warm Continental Division (210): foliage biomass, Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1)

Foliage biomassPinus resinosa · PinaceaeUnited StatesRead from the original paper

Equation

As printed (Table S9a (Table S9a_foliage_coefs_spcd.csv, WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns SPCD,DIVISION,STDORGCD,model,a,a1,b,b1,c,c1)

125,210,,1,4.35682097,,2.144698775,,-0.746957998,

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

Foliage biomass = 0.45359237 * 4.35682097 * (D/2.54)^2.144698775 * (H/0.3048)^(-0.746957998)

D: Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H: Total tree height, m

DBH is measured at 4.5 ft (1.37 m). Paper units: in, ft, lb; expression converts D cm→in (/2.54), H m→ft (/0.3048) and lb→kg (×0.45359237). n and the DBH range are from the scorecard for FOL_DW in 210 (table S19).

Source

Westfall, J.A., Coulston, J.W., Gray, A.N., Shaw, J.D., Radtke, P.J., Walker, D.M., Weiskittel, A.R., et al. (2024). A national-scale tree volume, biomass, and carbon modeling system for the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-104. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 37 p.

doi:10.2737/WO-GTR-104 · Open access · copy we read

yi = a × Di^b × Hi^c + εi

Equation · Eq. 1, 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

125,red pine,N,Pinus,resinosa,,,Pinus resinosa

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

"Foliage","FOL_DW","125","210","WARM_CONTINENTAL_DIVISION",217,8.81935483870968,1.1,26.8

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: 217
DBH range: 2.79–68.07 cm
Method: NSVB Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1), coefficients for SPCD 125 in DIVISION 210 from table S9a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees
Where: FIA ecodivision Warm Continental Division (210), mapped in GTR fig. 1
Last checked: 2026-11-03

Calculate

DBH (cm)Height (m)

Height from

17.1

Foliage biomass (kg)

8.02

Carbon (kg), ×0.47

29.4

CO₂e (kg), ×44/12

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%.

Inputs	Expected	We get	From
D = 30.5, H = 21.3	17.1	17.1	Computed from the printed form computed from the published form at D = 12 in, H = 70 ft, converted to cm, m and kg

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