Hoh and Queets Valley Bottom Forest structure Plot Data

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Matthew L. Clark

Publication_Date: 19980617

Title: Hoh and Queets Valley Bottom Forest structure Plot Data

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University of Washington

Publisher: n/a

Online_Linkage: none

Description:

Abstract:

This data set contains data for 99 16 m diameter circular ground plots sampled in the Hoh and Queets River valley bottom forests on Olympic National Park and Washington Department of Natural Resources lands. These plots were sampled from July through September, 1997. The data included measurements for trees above 4 in. DBH for the following stand structure parameters: Species, DBH, height,basal area,density, and biomass and the aggregate, structural complexity index.

Purpose:

The purpose of these plots was to provide forest structure information for a remote sensing Master's thesis study. Plot structure data was correlated to Landsat Thematic Mapper and SIR-C/X-SAR (radar) imagery of Hoh and Queets River valley bottom forests.

Supplemental_Information:

Plot location and parameter data is stored in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. Plot locations are also contained in an Arc/Info point coverage, which includes plot identification numbers as a primary key. The point coverage is in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection, Zone 10, Nad 27 spheroid, and meters as units.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19970714

Ending_Date: present

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.279

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.719

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.895

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.590

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Theme_Keyword:

Sitka spruce valley bottom forests, forest structure parameters, ground truth plots, biomass, diameter breast height (dbh), basal area, stand density

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Place_Keyword:

United States, Washington, Olympic Peninsula, Hoh River, Queets River

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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: College of Forest Resources, University of Washington

Contact_Position: Matthew L. Clark

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

College of Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195-2100

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206)543-4512

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 543-3254

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <URL:mailto:mateo@u.washington.edu>

Resource_Description: olyplot_data_master.xls

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