Desert Uplands 1 Stem Diameter, Height and Biomass Data

ALTAR Desert Uplands 1 site contains stem diameter and height measurements for stems ≥1cm diameter at breast height, sampled within a 1-hectare plot. The data includes above-ground living biomass calculations for the plot located upwind of a core flux tower. It is provided by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling above-ground woody biomass based on stem diameter and height measurements.
• Analyzing forest structure and tree size distribution within a 1-hectare monitoring plot.
• Calibrating or validating flux tower data for carbon exchange studies.
• Monitoring ecosystem changes in arid upland regions over time.

Strengths

• Measurements follow a defined threshold (stems ≥1cm diameter at breast height).
• Data is collected from a standardized 1-hectare plot.
• Associated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) exist, though currently being reformatted.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Access is restricted and available on request subject to agreement.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field measurements sampled within a 1 ha plot.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-16 01:59:19.234813; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Desert Uplands 1 site, plot upwind of a core flux tower.