Tool

Buffer design (spatial extent and width) is based on channel classification. For the example ODF modeling presented below, channel classes included:

 

See channel class definitions below.

 

 

 

(2) Display all dataset maps in your directory. Enable loading tool, then download a dataset if you haven't already. Then load the dataset to run the buffer and wood recruitment models.

 

The buffering tool delineated varying buffer widths and spatial extents based on the rules that are applied, as described above.

 

(4) Create the stream riparian buffers (polygons). Then select year to calculate wood recruitment (from streamside tree mortality sources and upland landslide and debris flow sources (see Technical Background below). Modeled outputs in the interface include: i) total watershed area, ii) total area within buffers, iii) total channel area, iv) total land area buffered and v) percent of watershed in buffers. These outputs are for a specific category of lands (like Oregon State forest lands) and for the larger watershed the category of lands is contained within.

 

 

(5) Model outputs. This interface tab allows one to locate and display the various model predictions contained within GIS shapefiles and excel spreadsheets. The model runs available are listed in the left panel, along with the output excel spreadsheets on the right panel. Summary statistics are also displayed in the interface. The outputs are for a specific category of lands (like Oregon State forest lands) and for the larger watershed the category of lands is contained within.

 

Examples of modeled output for average annual recruitment. There are numerous other attributes in the reach shapefile, listed in Table 1 below.

 

 

Table 1. Buffer and wood recruitment attribute descriptions (meta data).

 

Modeled outputs include the following charts in the excel spreadsheets.