1. General Model Information
Name: WestPro
Acronym: WESTPRO
Main medium: all
Main subject: forestry
Organization level: Landscape, Ecosystem
Type of model: Matrix Growth Model, other, Markov chain
Main application: simulation/optimisation tool, decision support/expert system, research
Keywords: Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, uneven-aged, management, economics, ecology,
Contact:
Joseph Buongiorno
Department of Forest Ecology and Management,
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-0091
Fax:
email: jbuongio@facstaff.wisc.edu
Homepage: http://www.forestmodel.com
Author(s):
Rebecca Ralston, Joseph Buongiorno, Benedict Schulte
Abstract:
WestPro is a Microsoft Excel add-in program designed to simulate the growth of uneven-aged Douglas-fir stands in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Given the initial stand state, defined as the number of softwood and hardwood trees per acre by diameter class, WestPro predicts the future stand state for each year of a predetermined time horizon. Management regimes are defined by a target stand distribution and a cutting cycle. Performance indicators include diversity of tree size and species, timber yield, and net present value of harvest over the given horizon.
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): Windows® 95,98, 2000, Me, XP, or Windows NT™ 4
ForestModel.com -- WestPro (free download)
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s): VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), Excel
II.3 Manuals:
WestPro: A Computer Program for Simulating Uneven-aged Douglas-fir Stand Growth and Yield in the Pacific Northwest
ForestModel.com -- SouthPro(PDF)
II.4 Data:
ForestModel.com -- WestPro(example data)
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
III.2 Quantities
III.2.1 Input
III.2.2 Output
IV. References
Ralston, R., et al. 2003. WestPro: a computer program for simulating uneven-aged Douglas fir stand growth and yield in the Pacific Northwest.
General Technical Report PNW-GTR-574. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Station, Portland, OR. 25 p.
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
Last review of this document by: : Mon Jan 26 21:05:57 2004
Status of the document: Contributed by Jingjing Liang
last modified by
Joachim Benz Mon Feb 9 15:09:09 CET 2004