APPENDIX 



Example 1: Specific Mathematical Descriptor 



Mort. percent = K(Int + Lsc[Lsig] + Rsc[Rsig]) 

 where 



K = least squares coefficient = 0.9877 

 Int = 1 + 0.2521 (d.b.h. - 8) 1 ' 63 

 Rsc = 2.6429 (d.b.h.) - 5.157 

 Lsc = Rsc - Int 



Ln 



5 - Yr - XP 



- 1 



1 - LI 



Ln 



Lsig =< 



XP = 67.65 + 1.2257 e 



20 - d.b.h. 



12 



- 1 



3.9 



0.65 



7 - d.b.h. - 13.5 



- 1 



45 



LI = 0.851 - 0.1531 e 

 Ln = 1.5 



Rsig = as for Lsig using RI and Rn 



RI = 0.752 + 7.8173 x lO-'Md.b.h. - 14l 2 - 8 

 Rn = 2 



Limits 



66 S Yr £ 71, discrete units only 

 66 £ Yr < XP, for Int, Lsc, Lsig 

 XP < Yr < 71, for Rsc, Rsig 

 8 < d.b.h. < 18 



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