fiadb.biomass

Aboveground biomass of live trees (at least 1 inch d.b.h./d.r.c.) for a state — a design-based FIA population estimate with its sampling error — optionally grouped, in imperial or SI units. A friendly wrapper over the FIADB-API: no attribute or evaluation codes required.

  • Kind: standard
  • Network: yes

Inputs🔗

NameTypeDescription
statestringTwo-letter state/territory code (e.g. ME) or numeric FIPS.
yearstringInventory year. Leave blank to use the most recent evaluation for the state; the resolved evaluation is written to the logs.
group_bystringGrouping dimension: none (default), county, state, ownership, or forest_type.
land_basisstringLand basis: forest (default) or timberland.
unitsstringUnits: imperial (dry short tons, default) or si (metric tonnes).

Outputs🔗

NameTypeDescription
estimatesfile (CSV)Tidy CSV: optional group column followed by ESTIMATE, VARIANCE, SE, SE_PERCENT, PLOT_COUNT.

Example🔗

Aboveground biomass by county for Maine, in tonnes:

- id: 01890000-0000-0000-0000-000000000202
  name: fiadb.biomass
  args:
    state: "ME"
    year: ""
    group_by: "county"
    land_basis: ""
    units: "si"