Forest biomass assessment for the Tennessee Valley region

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5049643

Estimates are presented for the forest biomass inventory; annual growth, removals, and net change of merchantable growing stock biomass; and the biomass potentially available each year for use as energy wood in the 201-county Tennessee Valley region. The biomass inventory, located on 30.4 million acres of commercial forest land, is 1.2 billion oven-dry tons or 40.2 tons per acre. Annual growth of growing stock exceeds removals by 19.9 million oven-dry tons or 0.65 ton per acre. Potential annual energy wood totals 18.8 million tons or 0.62 ton per acre. This is the energy equivalent of 0.27 quads. Data are presented for both green and oven-dry weights in 63 tables. Forty color maps and charts graphically illustrate relationships among the data. 7 refs., 39 figs., 17 tabs.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris (USA). Div. of Land and Economic Resources
• OSTI ID: 5049643
• Report Number(s): TVA/ONRED/LER-86/26; TN-B-57; ON: DE87900086
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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