Document Type
Unpublished Paper
Publication Date
1-2011
First Page
1
Last Page
86
Abstract
The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is the most widely available and used growth and yield model in the US. It is used in both forest management and research and the basic model framework is integrated with post-processors which can be used for many useful analyses (e.g., fire effects, bark beetle susceptibility, etc.). Recent identification of the nomenclature and a basic validation procedure has resulted in a nation-wide effort to objectively test individual FVS variants following a specific protocol (FVS Validation Subcommittee 2009). Despite the huge range of possibilities for model use, and some independent testing of various model components, (e.g., Pokharel and Froese 2009; Vacchiano et al. 2008) and variants (Lacerte et al. 2004) a comprehensive evaluation of the basic model output has yet to be done. In this project, deliverables identified as necessary to inform an appropriate model testing procedure included: (1) data set description; (2) model verification; (3) model validation; and (4) model sensitivity analysis.
Recommended Citation
DeRose, R. Justin; Shaw, John D.; and Long, James N., "Validation Results: Utah and Western Sierra Variants of the Forest Vegetation Simulator" (2011). Wildland Resources Faculty Publications. Paper 3081.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/3081
