The effects of within-species and between-species variation in wood density on the photodegradation depth profiles of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 531-536

  Kataoka, Yutaka ^a   Kiguchi, Makoto ^a   Fujiwara, Takeshi ^a   Evans, Philip D ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Depth profile; FT IR; Photodegradation; Wood

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTODEGRADATION; WEATHERING; XENON;

DEPTH PROFILE; INFRARED MICROSCOPY; LOW DENSITY WOOD; XENON LAMP;

WOOD;

CRYPTOMERIA; DEGRADATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; WEATHERING; WOOD DENSITY; XENON LAMPS;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 26944485098     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-004-0685-4     Document Type: Article

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