boredAgeCalculator_Crted: Derive age at breast height

In bcgov/BCForestGroundSample: BC forest ground sample compilation

Description

This function uses site tools to derive age at breast height for the bored age that is not taken at breast height, i.e., 1.3 m. The process was documented in BC VRI Sample Data Compilation Process.

Usage

boredAgeCalculator_Crted(boredAge, boredHeight, treeHeight, species, FIZ)


  ## S4 method for signature 'numeric,numeric,numeric,character,character'
boredAgeCalculator_Crted(boredAge,
  boredHeight, treeHeight, species, FIZ)

Arguments

boredAge	numeric, Age at bored height
boredHeight	numeric, Height at the bore core.
treeHeight	numeric, Total tree height
species	character, Species code, must be consistent with the species code in site tools. Can be derived using siteToolsSpeciesConvertor.
FIZ	character, Forest inventory zone.

Value

Tree age at breast height (1.3 m). For the estimated age <= 0.1, the bored age will be used as breast age and a warning message will be given.

Author(s)

Yong Luo

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