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Tanzania miombo AGB, DBH and height
Aboveground biomassMiombo woodland treesTanzanianaturalFrom a compilation, not the original
Many species, no single photo
Equation
As printed (Kachamba et al. 2016, Table 3)
B = 0.0763 × dbh^2.2046 × ht^0.4918
In this library's units, ready to compute (kg)
Aboveground biomass = 0.0763 * D^2.2046 * H^0.4918D- Diameter at breast height (1.3 m), cm
H- Total tree height, m
Taken from Kachamba et al. 2016 Table 3; the original is paywalled and was not read.
Source
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.003 · Paywalled · compilation we read
- Trees measured
- 167
- DBH range
- 1.1–110 cm
- Where
- Miombo woodlands at 4 sites, Tanzania
- Last checked
- 2026-11-01
Calculate
Height from
191.2
Aboveground biomass (kg)
89.87
Carbon (kg), ×0.47
329.5
CO₂e (kg), ×44/12
Shaded: the DBH range the model was fitted on. Other inputs held at the values above.
Checks this equation passes
On every build, the library's form and the paper's own form (in its units) must both give these values within 1%.
| Inputs | Expected | We get | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| D = 20, H = 12 | 191.2 | 191.2 | Computed from the printed form hand-computed from the published form |
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