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TOPIC: Taper Analysis
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/93d4198628818a47?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Nov 16 2007 6:50 am
From: dbhguru
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Will and I are presently working with his Tsuga Search hemlock
database. We're doing form analysis with respect to the trunks of
the hemlocks in Will's database. Our efforts are primarily aimed at
assessing how closely old growth hemlock trunks come to the
paraboloid shape, the conoid shape, or some mix of.the two. The
following formula is being employed:
x = [C/H] * [f1 * SQRT(H * (H-h)) + (1-f1) * ( H-h)]
Where:
x = circumference at height h feet above base as predicted by the
aove equation
C = circumference at height 4.5 feet above base
h = chosen height above eye level (95.5 feet for the hemlock test)
H = full height of tree less 4.5 feet.
f1 = weight as a decimal value given to paraboloid form. This
typically will be 1, 0.667, 0.5, or 0.333
c = circumference at height h feet above base as measured by the
macroscope or by climbing
d0 = laser-measured distance to base of tree
a0 = angle to base
h0 = height of tree below eye level as determined by h0 = d0*sin(a0)
D = eye level distance to tree = d0*cos(a0)
h1 = h - h0 = height of selected point above eye level
a1 = arctan(h1/D) = computed angle to chosen spot
d1 = diameter of trunk at chosen spot = c/PI
Steps for locating spot on trunk and calculating x:
1. Using clinometer, locate point on trunk at angle a1 above eye
level
2. Measure diameter with Macroscope at that point
3. Calculate c as c = PI * d1
4. Calculate x successively for f1 = 1, 0.667, 0.5, 0.333, 0
4. Calculate p = (x-c)/c*100 = measure of how far x is from c for
each x based on the values of f1.
Notes:
The closer p is to 0, the closer the fit for the value of f1
f1=1.0 represents a parabola; f1=0 represents a cone; other f1
values a forms intermediate to
paraboloid and cone.
Results of the analysis will be reported in a future e-mail.
Bob
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