taperImplementor: Implement taper equation for a given tree

In bcgov/FAIBBase: Basic functions for forest mensuration and ecology

Implement taper equation for a given tree

Description

Implement taper equation for a given tree

Usage

taperImplementor(
  taperEquationForm,
  taperCoeffs,
  FIZorBEC,
  species,
  height_I,
  heightTotal,
  DBH,
  volMultiplier
)

## S4 method for signature 
## 'character,
##   data.table,
##   character,
##   character,
##   numeric,
##   numeric,
##   numeric,
##   numeric'
taperImplementor(
  taperEquationForm,
  taperCoeffs,
  FIZorBEC,
  species,
  height_I,
  heightTotal,
  DBH,
  volMultiplier
)

Arguments

taperEquationForm	character, Specifies a taper equation form one of KBEC, KBECQCI, KFIZ3.
taperCoeffs	data.table, Table that stores the coefficients that match the taper equation.
FIZorBEC	character, FIZ or BEC.
species	character, Species code.
height_I	numeric, Height from ground.
heightTotal	numeric, Total height of a tree.
DBH	numeric, Diameter at breast height.
volMultiplier	Volume multiplier adjustment.

Value

DIB_I diameter inside bark at height_I

Note

This function is inside of the VRIVolTree function

Author(s)

Yong Luo

bcgov/FAIBBase documentation built on June 19, 2024, 11:57 p.m.