Weight and volume of small-sized whole trees at different phases of the supply chain

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-55

  Laurila, Jussi ^a   Lauhanen, Risto ^a  

^a SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crane scale; energy wood; measurement; volume; weight; whole tree

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY WOOD; HEATING PLANTS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; SOLID VOLUMES; STORAGE SITES; STRONG CORRELATION; VOLUME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT LOSS; WHOLE TREE; YOUNG STANDS;

CRANES; MEASUREMENTS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SPACE HEATING; SUPPLY CHAINS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

CRANES; FORESTRY; HEATING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT; VOLUME; WEIGHT; WEIGHT INDICATORS; WOOD;

EID: 84858330451     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2011.629621     Document Type: Article

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