Spatial Distribution of DWD
Lance Case and Bob Wagner
This work will evaluate the influence of skid-trails and harvest gaps on the spatial distribution of DWM volume. Pre- and post-harvest inventories of DWM will be used to create spatially-explicit DWM volume surface maps. Differences between the surface maps indicate changes in volume at each plot, which are then interpolated throughout the research area to generate a new surface map (Figure 4.1). Skid-trail and gap layers will be added and evaluated for direct or associated sources of change.
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Figure 4.1. Pre-harvest DWM volume surface map minus post-harvest DWM volume surface map with gap and skid trail layers. Negative values (pink and red) indicate increased volume after harvest. | |