Heartwood diameter measurements in Pinus sylvestris sawlogs combining X-ray and three-dimensional scanning

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Skog, Johan ^a,b   Oja, Johan ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D scanning; Heartwood content; Heartwood diameter; Pinus sylvestris; Quality sorting; Sawlogs; X ray scanning

Indexed keywords

3D SCANNING; HEARTWOOD CONTENT; HEARTWOOD DIAMETER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUALITY SORTING; SAWLOGS; X-RAY SCANNING;

SCANNING; SORTING; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 67649972768     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580902806585     Document Type: Article

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