User's manual for FORAR: a stand model for composition and growth of upland forests of southern Arkansas

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7224336· OSTI ID:7224336

Mielke, D. L.; Shugart, H. H.; West, D. C.

This report is a user's manual for FORAR, a computer model simulating stand growth and composition of upland forests of south central Arkansas. The model computes: the number and biomass of each tree species, and the dbh, age, and species of each individual tree on a 1/12-ha circular plot.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7224336
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-5767
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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