Assessing prediction accuracy in a regression kriging surface of Pinus radiata outerwood density across New Zealand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 308, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-16

  Palmer, David J ^a   Kimberley, Mark O ^b   Cown, Dave J ^b   McKinley, Russell B ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Outerwood density; Pinus radiata; Regression kriging; Spatial error; Spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATEGORICAL VARIABLES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MEAN ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURES; PINUS RADIATA; REGRESSION-KRIGING; SPATIAL ERRORS; SPATIAL MODELLING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DATA PROCESSING; HARDWOODS; INTERPOLATION;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA SET; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STEM; WOOD QUALITY;

DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; PINUS RADIATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84882766775     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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