A new method of determining moisture gradient in wood

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 41-45

  Cai, Zhiyong ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE GRADIENTS; WOOD COMPOSITES;

CORRELATION METHODS; MOISTURE; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

GRADIENT METHODS;

CORRELATION; ESTIMATION; MOISTURE; RADIATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 51049099136     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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