A neural network model for wood chip thickness distributions

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-14

  Schultz, Emily B ^c   Matney, Thomas G ^a   Koger, Jerry L ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wellrock Company   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Neural network; Wood chip thickness; Wood chip thickness distributions; Wood chips

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042853816     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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