Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Core collection and processing

    At each study site two xylem increment cores were collected at ~180ยบ from 4-20 co-dominant trees present within a ~15-30m radius of plot center. Cores were dried, mounted and sanded, according to standard procedures, measured, and visually cross dated using the list method. This data was used to create the BAI. Annual vegetation indices were compared with the BAI using Landsat technology.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
CollectorCollector

Collectors name

Measurement type: Nominal
SiteIDSite ID

Site ID

Measurement type: Nominal
CoreIDCore ID

Core ID

Measurement type: Ratio
Units:
DBHDBH

Diameter at breast height

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
BarkBark

Bark thickness

Measurement type: Ratio
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AdjDBHAdjusted DBH

Adjusted DBH

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.00000001
TotalBasalAreaTotal Basal Area

Total basal area

Measurement type: Ratio
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SpeciesSpecies

Species

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Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

  • Imagery from sensor

    Imagery from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor

  • Software

    J2X software

  • Velmex sliding stage

    Velmex sliding stage

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    In order to capture forest growth rates across a range of species, decline condition and land use histories, we used data from 47 plots throughout northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Falling across a broad elevational gradient (96 m-1155 m above sea level), plots were dominated by red spruce (Picea rubens), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), paper birch (Betula papyrifera), yellow birch (Betula alleghensis), red maple (Acer rubrum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), American beech (Fagus grandifolia),