Cross-sectional interpolation of annual rings within a 3D root model

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-210

  Wagner, B ^a,b   Gartner H ^a   Santini, S ^b   Ingensand, H ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D modelling; Biomass; Laser scanning; Ring boundaries; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; INTERPOLATION; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TREE RING;

EID: 80051671604     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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