Van Hooser, Dwane D; Chojnacky, David C. Tree diameter measurements at 

 English and metric standard Ineights: a comparison. Research Paper INT- 327 

 Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain 

 Forest and Range Experiment Station; 1984. 7 p. 



Compares the difference between diameter and volume determination based 

 on the English (4.5 ft, 1.37 m) versus the metric (1.3 m) diameter at breast height 

 standard. Appropriate statistics are included and an equation for converting 

 English to metric is presented. 



KEYWORDS: volume, measurement, metric, diameter, diameter breast height 



