Estimation of above-ground biomass in tropical afro-montane forest using Sentinel-2 derived indices

Table 5 Forest above-ground biomass estimated from field sample plot measurements

Sample plot no	UTM location		Plot area	Above-ground biomass
Sample plot no	Latitude (m)	Longitude (m)	Area (m²)	Kg plot⁻¹	ton plot⁻¹
1**	0147368	0931779	400	196.66	0.19666
2	0145,903	0932027	400	975.2	0.9752
3	0147329	0934143	400	489.16	0.48916
4**	0147023	0934962	400	237.39	0.23739
5**	0150452	0925206	400	104.46	0.10446
6*	0147389	0929212	400	927.31	0.92731
7*	0147854	0927192	400	859.69	0.85969
8*	0155815	0923434	400	807.59	0.80759
9**	0150437	0922525	400	194.95	0.19495
10	0149495	0922560	400	403.98	0.40398
11	0149358	0922303	400	617.37	0.61737
12	0151628	0937211	400	390.43	0.39043
13*	0147518	0926112	400	1104.14	1.10414
14	0147484	0926386	400	618.4	0.6184
15	0145704	0922617	400	481.18	0.48118
16	0146176	0922736	400	461.42	0.46142
17	0146521	0922727	400	383.69	0.38369
18	0163083	0926702	400	337.88	0.33788
19	0822091	0917444	400	686.18	0.68618
20	0151444	0937851	400	754.02	0.75402

^*Refers to plots located in the core zone of the biosphere reserve forest and ** refers to plots located in the buffer and transition zone of the biosphere reserve forest