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Table 8 RMSEs and (BIASes) of the species-specific volumes based on the SUR models, when the dominant species were predicted by LDA. For the abbreviations used, please refer to Table 3

From: On the potential to predetermine dominant tree species based on sparse-density airborne laser scanning data for improving subsequent predictions of species-specific timber volumes

Species information

Number of explanatory variables

Volume (m3∙ha−1)

Pine

Spruce

Deciduous

Total

Spmax

3

52.2 (11.5)

60.0 (−8.3)

22.8 (−3.4)

56.8 (−0.5)

Spmax

4

53.0 (14.2)

49.3 (−11.4)

23.2 (−3.8)

54.1 (−1.3)

Spmax+95

3

51.7 (11.3)

61.1 (−8.1)

22.2 (−2.9)

58.2 (−0.2)

Spmax+95

4

53.1 (13.9)

49.8 (−11.1)

22.6 (−3.1)

55.4 (−0.8)

Sp75

3

56.7 (13.9)

61.3 (−8.1)

31.9 (−6.0)

54.9 (−0.6)

Sp75

4

54.4 (11.5)

55.8 (−5.1)

31.8 (−5.8)

54.4 (0.2)

Sp75+95

3

55.5 (12.7)

60.4 (−7.1)

31.8 (−5.1)

55.2 (0.2)

Sp75+95

4

55.7 (12.8)

59.9 (−7.8)

31.3 (−4.6)

54.9 (0.0)