Magnetic resonance imaging of moisture distribution in pinus sylvestris l. Exposed to daily indoor relative humidity fluctuations

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 116-126

  Hameury, Stéphane ^a   Sterley, Magdalena ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Moisture buffering capacity; Moisture profiles; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Scots pine; SPI; 1H Mri

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549116488     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480270601150578     Document Type: Article

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