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NSVB hemlock spp., species-level (all ecodivisions): total stem wood volume (inside bark), Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1)

Stem volumeTsuga · PinaceaeUnited StatesRead from the original paper
Covers the whole genus
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)

260,,,1,0.002145457,,1.909455942,,1.050023161,

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

Stem volume = 0.028316846592 * 0.002145457 * (D/2.54)^1.909455942 * (H/0.3048)^1.050023161
D
Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H
Total tree height, m

FIA's SPCD 260 (Tsuga spp.) is for trees recorded only to genus, so this is a genus record. 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 across ecodivisions (table S13). Species-level row: NSVB applies it in every ecodivision that has no row of its own for this species in this table.

Source
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
260,hemlock spp.,N,Tsuga,spp.,,,Tsuga spp.
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
If a species occurs in an ecodivision not explicitly listed, the entry having no ecodivision noted is used.
Where · Results, p. 6
"Total Stem Wood Volume","ST_WD_CV_TOT","260",741,14.9479082321188,5.1,41.6
Fit · Table S13_component_spcd_scorecard.csv (WO-GTR-104-Supp1), columns VAR2,VAR3,SPCD,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
741
DBH range
12.95–105.66 cm
Method
NSVB Schumacher-Hall model (Eq. 1), coefficients for SPCD 260 (species-level row, no DIVISION) from table S1a; fitted with weighted regression to destructively sampled trees
Where
United States, species-level fit (NSVB uses it wherever table S1a has no row for the tree's ecodivision)
Last checked
2026-11-03
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Height from
0.605
Stem volume (m³)
Fitted DBH range00.511.522.5102030405060DBH (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 = 30.5, H = 21.30.6050.605Computed from the printed form
computed from the published form at D = 12 in, H = 70 ft, converted to cm, m and m3

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