DWM Variable Labels (Click here to view this list as a CSV file)
Variable Name | Label |
PLT_CN | FIA plot sequence number |
state_name | State abbreviation |
STATECD | State FIPS code |
COUNTYCD | County FIPS code |
PLOT | FIA Phase 2 plot number |
MEASYEAR | FIA measurement year |
cond_count | Number of FIA plot conditions |
INTENSITY | FIA phase 2 intensity code |
LAT | Latitude in decimal degrees (FIA fuzzed) |
LON | Longitude in decimal degrees (FIA fuzzed) |
ELEV | Elevation (feet) |
ECOSUBCD | FIA ecological subsection code |
subsec_name | Ecological subsection name |
section | Ecological section code |
section_name | Ecological section name |
province | Ecological province code |
prov_name | Ecological province name |
OWNCD | FIA owner class code |
OWNGRPCD | FIA owner group code |
STDORGCD | FIA stand origin code |
STDAGE | FIA stand age |
PHYSCLCD | FIA physiographic class code |
treetype | Plot designation for tree type (all FIA timberland; all FIA woodland; mixed timberland/woodland) |
fortype_group | Name of FIA forest type group |
TYPGRPCD | FIA forest type group code |
SPCD1_name | Scientific name of species with most basal area at dbh |
SPCD1 | FIA code of species with most basal area at dbh |
SPCD2_name | Scientific name of species with 2nd most basal area at dbh |
SPCD2 | FIA code of species with 2nd most basal area at dbh |
SPCD3_name | Scientific name of species with 3rd most basal area at dbh |
SPCD3 | FIA code of species with 3rd most basal area at dbh |
live_trees | Live tree count on plot |
dead_trees | Dead tree count on plot |
cut_trees | Cut tree count on plot |
l_bah | Live tree basal area at dbh (m2/ha) |
l_tph | Live trees (No./ha) |
l_qmd | Live tree quadratic mean diameter at dbh (cm) |
d_bah | Dead tree basal area at dbh (m2/ha) |
d_tph | Dead trees (No./ha) |
d_qmd | Dead tree quadratic mean diameter at dbh (cm) |
remeasured | Remeasured DWM (yes or no) |
measurement | Measurement number (1st or 2nd) |
ms_p3grid | Mississippi phase 3 grid |
P3PANEL | FIA phase 3 panel number |
tranlen_cwd | Total horizontal transect length for CWD sample (ft) |
tranlen_fwd_lg | Total horizontal transect length for large FWD sample (ft) |
tranlen_fwd_md_sm | Total horizontal transect length for medium and small FWD sample (ft) |
num_duff_pts | Number of duff points sampled |
num_litter_pts | Number of litter points sampled |
num_shrub_herb | Number of understory microplots sampled |
l_agbm_Jenk | Live aboveground biomass using Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
l_bgbm_Jenk | Live belowground biomass using Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
d_agbm_Jenk | Dead aboveground biomass using Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
d_bgbm_Jenk | Dead belowground biomass using Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
l_agbm_Choj | Live aboveground biomass using Chojnacky's update of Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
l_bgbm_Choj | Live belowground biomass using Chojnacky's update of Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
d_agbm_Choj | Dead aboveground biomass using Chojnacky's update of Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
d_bgbm_Choj | Dead belowground biomass using Chojnacky's update of Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
ld_total_bm_Choj | Total live and dead above- and belowground biomass using Chojnacky's update of Jenkins' equations (Mg/ha) |
l_agbm_FIA | Live FIA aboveground biomass excluding foliage (Mg/ha) |
l_bgbm_FIA | Live FIA belowground biomass (Mg/ha) |
d_agbm_FIA | Dead FIA aboveground biomass (Mg/ha) |
d_bgbm_FIA | Dead FIA belowground biomass (Mg/ha) |
CARBON_DOWN_DEAD | FIA modeled carbon in down dead (Mg/ha) |
CARBON_LITTER | FIA modeled carbon in litter (Mg/ha) |
CARBON_SOIL_ORG | FIA modeled carbon in soil organic matter (Mg/ha) |
CARBON_UNDERSTORY_AG | FIA modeled carbon in aboveground understory (Mg/ha) |
CARBON_UNDERSTORY_BG | FIA modeled carbon in belowground understory (Mg/ha) |
cwd | Coarse woody detritus >3 inch diameter (Mg/ha) |
fwd_lg | Fine woody detritus 1-3 inch diameter (Mg/ha) |
fwd_md | Fine woody detritus 0.25-1.0 inch diameter (Mg/ha) |
fwd_sm | Fine woody detritus <0.25 inch diameter (Mg/ha) |
fwd_total | Total fine woody detritus (Mg/ha) |
duff | Duff (Mg/ha) |
litter | Litter (Mg/ha) |
l_herb_agbm | Live herb biomass (Mg/ha) |
d_herb_agbm | Dead herb biomass (Mg/ha) |
l_shrub_agbm | Live shrub biomass (Mg/ha) |
d_shrub_agbm | Dead shrub biomass (Mg/ha) |
ld_hs_agbm_total | Total live and dead, herb and shrub biomass (Mg/ha) |
cwd_comment | CWD comments |
fwd_comment | FWD comments |
duf_lit_comment | Duff and litter comments |
shb_hrb_comment | Shrub and herb comments |
p2_comment | Phase-2 variable comments |