Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Assessment of Damage from the 1998 Ice Storm: FIA Data After Ice Storm

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    To assess the damage done to Vermont's forested ecosystems by the 1998 ice storm

People

  • Ronald Kelley: Principal Investigator

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • forest inventory, ice, surveys, tree health,

Organizations

  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation: lead
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: FIA Data After Ice Storm
    • Start Date: 1998-01-01
    • End Date: 1998-12-31
    • Description: FIA surveys done after 1998 ice storm

    • Purpose: Select tree health data from FIA surveys conducted after the ice storm.

    • Condensed Title: Z0345_FIADATA

    • Object Name: VMC.345.2028

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Forest Inventory and Analysis Database, St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [Available only on internet: http://apps.fs.fed.us/fiadb-downloads/datamart.html]. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/ice-damage-assessment-1998/dataset/ice-storm-fiadata

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/ice-damage-assessment-1998/dataset/ice-storm-fiadata

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: ASPECT
      • Label: Aspect
      • Description: Aspect
      • Storage Type: text
      Attribute Name: BOLECONDIT
      • Label: Bole Condition
      • Description: Bole Condition
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: CRDAMAGE
      • Label: Crown Damage
      • Description: Crown Damage
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: CRPOSIT
      • Label: Crown Position
      • Description: Crown Position
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: DAMCLASS
      • Label: Damage Class
      • Description: Damage Class
      • Storage Type: text
      Attribute Name: DBH
      • Label: DBH
      • Description: Diameter at Breast Height
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: FIREHAZ
      • Label: Fire Hazard
      • Description: Fire Hazard
      • Storage Type: text
      Attribute Name: FORTYPE
      • Label: Forest Type
      • Description: Forest Type
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: PLOT
      • Label: Plot
      • Description: Plot ID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SPP
      • Label: Species
      • Description: Tree Species
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: STATE
      • Label: State
      • Description: State
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: SUBPLOT
      • Label: Subplot
      • Description: Subplot ID
      • Storage Type: int
      Attribute Name: TRNU
      • Label: Tree Number
      • Description: Tree ID
      • Storage Type: int

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    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

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