Detecting defects in conifers with ground penetrating radar: Applications and challenges

Forest Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 309-322

  Butnor, J R ^a   Pruyn, M L ^b   Shaw, D C ^c   Harmon, M E ^c   Mucciardi, A N ^d   Ryan, M G ^e  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TreeRadar Inc   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CROSS SECTION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOID;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 70349684510     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: 14390329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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