The assessment of the uncertainty of updated stand-level inventory data

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-112

  Haara, Arto ^a   Leskinen, Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Measurement error; Non parametric methods; Observed error; Simulation; Stand levelinventory; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ERRORS; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH;

COMPLEX SIMULATION SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; FOREST PLANNING SYSTEM; K-NEAREST NEIGHBOUR METHOD; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; SIMULATION;

DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FORECASTS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PLANNING; SIMULATION;

EID: 65649084456     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.219     Document Type: Article

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