Carbon Balance and Management

Table 2 Allometric growth equation based on different tree species for AGB calculation

From: Integrating spaceborne LiDAR and Sentinel-2 images to estimate forest aboveground biomass in Northern China

Tree Specie	Plot number	Allometric equation
Birch	1210	0.0278601(D²H)^0.993386
Larch	3027	0.046238(D²H)^0.905002
Poplar/Oak	218	0.044(D²H)^0.9169 + 0.023(D²H)^0.7115 + 0.0104(D²H)^0.9994 + 0.0188(D²H)^0.8024
Chinese Pine	19	0.027639(D²H)^0.9905 + 0.0091313(D²H)^0.982 + 0.0045755(D²H)^0.9894
Spruce	60	0.067732(D²H)^0.865949
Scots Pine	862	0.3364D^2.0067 + 0.2983D^1.144 + 0.2931D^0.8486
Total	5396	–

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