Models and scripts from 'An alternative approach to allometric aboveground woody biomass models using symbolic regression and terrestrial laser scanning'

This dataset contains the models described in the following publication: Verhelst, T. E., Terryn, L., Disney, M., Nightingale, J., Origo, N., Van Haeverbeke, M., Verbeeck, H., & Calders, K. (2026). An alternative approach to allometric aboveground woody biomass models using symbolic regression and terrestrial laser scanning. Ecological Solutions & Evidence. Any use of this dataset should cite the paper above Contact: [e-mail] ================================================ Funding================================================ T.E.V. and data collection of the conifer stand in the UK was funded through the Climate Solutions Exchange’s BEAMS (Biocarbon Europe: Advancing Measurement Standards) project (www.csxcarbon.com). K.C. was funded by the European Union (ERC‐2021‐STG Grant agreement No. 101039795). N.O. was funded through 19ENV07 MetEOC‐4 which has received funding from the EMPIR programme co‐financed by the Participating States and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. M.V.H. was funded by the Ghent University special research fund (BOF. PDO.2024.0003.01). M.D. acknowledges funding from NERC’s National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the UK EO Climate Information Service (UKEO‐CIS) and The AgZero+ research programme (NE/W005050/1), a collaborative effort between NERC and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), United Kingdom: Towards sustainable, climate‐neutral farming.