Determination of the effective water conductivity of red pine sapwood

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-124

  Tremblay, Carl ^a   Cloutier, Alain ^b   Fortin, Yves ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PINUS RESINOSA; SAP WOOD;

WOOD;

EID: 0034204549     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002260000036     Document Type: Article

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