Forest Vegetation Simulator keyword component (KCP) files associated with the compendium of silvicultural treatments for forest types in the United States

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File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2022-0037.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2022-0037.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
[Region ##]-[Reference ###].kcp \Data\KCP_files Keyword Component (KCP) files (standard text files) associated with 240 silvicultural treatments, to be used with the Forest Service-supported Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS), covering all regions and most commercial forest types in the United States. File names reflect the USDA Forest Service region and reference number (e.g., KCP file for region 1 and reference 2 is named: 01.02.kcp). Note that in some cases the reference number also includes a letter (e.g., "a" or "b") indicating two prescriptions are applied, each to a designated proportion of the stand, in group selection treatments.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in data files.
SilvicultureCompendium_KCP_file_Crosswalk.csv \Data CSV file containing a crosswalk between the KCP files, the SilvicultureCompendium_NF_NVC_Assignments_List.csv file, and the SilvicultureCompendium_TreatmentTypes.csv file.
SilvicultureCompendium_NF_List.csv \Data CSV file containing a list of all national forests and associated region and organizational code.
SilvicultureCompendium_NF_NVC_Assignment_List.csv \Data CSV file containing a list of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) codes and the KCP filenames associated with the NVC used in the compendium, the associated region and national forests in the compendium for the specified national forest.
SilvicultureCompendium_TreatmentTypes.csv \Data CSV file containing a list and description of 8 treatment types along with the activities and parameters that may be used to code modeled treatments in the Forest Vegetation Simulator.
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