A computer-based tool to link decay information to 3D architecture of urban trees

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Heikura, Tuukka ^a   Terho, Minna ^a   Perttunen, Jari ^a   Sievänen, Risto ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Software application; Stem structure; Tree damage; Tree model

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DECOMPOSITION; INJURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAPH; SOFTWARE; STAND STRUCTURE; STEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 53149112294     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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