Table 1 County level comparisons of mean and total aboveground biomass
From: Integrating forest inventory and analysis data into a LIDAR-based carbon monitoring system
Anne Arundel | Howard | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean biomass | Total biomass | Mean biomass | Total biomass | |
a. ESTMATES FROM SAMPLED DATA | Mg/ha (95% CI) | Tg (95% CI) | Mg/ha (95% CI) | Tg (95% CI) |
FIA (2006-2010) | 41.4 (18.0, 65.2) | 3.90 (1.66, 6.14) | 74.9 (26.4, 123.5) | 5.24 (1.85, 8.64) |
FIA (2006-2010) + NFI (1999) | 56.5 (30.5, 82.5) | 5.32 (2.87, 7.76) | 94.1 (41.1, 147.1) | 6.59 (2.88, 10.29) |
LiDAR-RF sample | 86.5 (62.3, 110.7) | 8.14 (5.87, 10.42) | 93.5 (60.6, 126.5) | 6.54 ( 4.24, 8.85) |
LiDAR-BAY sample | 85.2 (70.8, 99.6) | 8.02 (6.67, 9.38) | 89.4 (74.4, 104.3) | 6.25 (5.21, 7.30) |
b. ESTIMATES BY SUMMING PIXELS | ||||
LiDAR-RF | 12.89 | 5.65 | ||
LiDAR-BAY | 11.93 | 5.5 | ||