Measuring wood density by means of X-ray computer tomography

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Longuetaud, Fleur ^a   Freyburger, Charline ^a   Mothe, Frédéric ^a   Constant, Thiéry ^a   Leban, Jean Michel ^a  

^a LERFoB   (France)

Author keywords

Calibration; CT; Hounsfield numbers; Wood density; X ray computer tomography

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST RESOURCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY; WOOD QUALITY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 71049184345     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009071     Document Type: Article

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