Detection of rot in standing trees by means of an acoustic technique

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-152

  Ouis, D ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic testing; Decay testing; Non destructive testing; Tree decay testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039890488     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2001.9747299     Document Type: Article

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