SiteTools_HTBoredAge2SI: Calculate site index using site tools

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s)

Description

This function calculates site index based on bored age (boredAge), tree height (height), species (species) and region (ICRegion) using site tools program. This function is equivalent to sindex_httoage.sas.

Usage

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SiteTools_HTBoredAge2SI(boredAge, height, species, ICRegion, ageType,
  estType)


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SiteTools_HTBoredAge2SI(boredAge,
  height, species, ICRegion, ageType, estType)

Arguments

boredAge

numeric, Age at bored height.

height

numeric, Total tree height.

species

character, Species code, must be consistent with the species code in site tools, which can be converted from the original species code by using siteToolsSpeciesConvertor.

ICRegion

character, Must be either I (interior) and C (coastal). IC regions can be derived using BEC2IC.

ageType

numeric, Must be either 0 or 1. 0 stands for total age, for which site index is calculated for 50 years of total tree age. While 1 stands for breast height age, for which site index is calculated for 50 year old at breast height.

estType

numeric, Defines how the site tools estimate site index. Valued as 0 and 1, 0 is interative and while 1 is directive. Default is 1, which is directive.

Value

Site index

Author(s)

Yong Luo


bcgov/BCForestGroundSample documentation built on May 25, 2019, 3:21 p.m.