Reliability of tree-height measurements in northern hardwood stands

Dale S. Solomon; Richard J. Nolet

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Reliability of tree-height measurements in northern hardwood stands

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Authors:

Dale S. Solomon, Richard J. Nolet

Year:

1968

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-86. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3p.

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Abstract

No significant differences were found between the heights of standing hardwood trees estimated with a Haga altimeter and actual heights measured after the trees had been felled. Differences ranged from +10 feet to -12 feet, and the mean difference for all trees was 0.1 foot.

Citation

Solomon, Dale S.; Nolet, Richard J. 1968. Reliability of tree-height measurements in northern hardwood stands. Research Note NE-86. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3p.