PINEVOL: a user's guide to a volume calculator for southern pines

Daniel Leduc

doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-95

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PINEVOL: a user's guide to a volume calculator for southern pines

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Authors:

Daniel Leduc

Year:

2006

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-95

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-95. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

Taper functions describe a model of the actual geometric shape of a tree. When this shape is assumed to be known, volume by any log rule and to any merchantability standard can be calculated. PINEVOL is a computer program for calculating the volume of the major southern pines using species-specific bole taper functions. It can use the Doyle, Scribner, or International ¼-inch log rules or calculate solid wood volume inside or outside of bark. This document describes the methods used in volume calculation in PINEVOL and is a program user’s guide.

Keywords

Loblolly pine, longleaf pine, shortleaf pine, slash pine, stem profile equations, taper functions

Citation

Leduc, Daniel J. 2006. PINEVOL: a user''s guide to a volume calculator for southern pines. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-95. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 12 p.