Above ground biomass (AGB) data in Nepal

From the field well distributed circular (750m2 and 500m2), 1124 field plots (0.001% representation of forest cover) measured which were used for estimation AGB (ton/ha) using Sharma et al. (1990) proposed equations for all tree species of Nepal. A satisfactory linear relationship (AGB = 8.7018*Hmax-101.24, R2=0.67, RMSE=7.2 ton/ha) achieved between maximum canopy height (Hmax) and AGB (ton/ha).

Date ( Publication ): 2015-09-22

Author

ICIMOD - Mr. Hammad Gilani ( Associate Remote Sensing Specialist )

Nepal

977-1-5275222

Purpose: Developed AGB used to produce optimum fuel wood scenarios using population and road accessibility datasets

Credit: This dataset has been developed by SERVIR Himalaya. SERVIR is a joint USAID-NASA project. For more information on SERVIR, visit http://www.servirglobal.net. For references, use: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), SERVIR Himalaya. Above Ground Biomass in Nepal. Nov 2013.http://apps.geoportal.icimod.org/biomass

Status: Completed

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

GEOSS THEME ( Theme )

Above Ground Biomass(AGB)
Forest
servircat
icimod-servir
geo-ecosystems

Keywords ( Place )

Nepal

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Use limitation: The SERVIR Project, NASA, USAID and ICIMOD make no express or implied warranty of this data as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither the US Government nor its contractors shall be liable for special, consequential or incidental damages attributed to this data.

Use limitation: Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation: ICIMOD. (2015). Above ground biomass (AGB) data in Nepal [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/rds.23172

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