Terrestrial laser scanning to model sunlight irradiance on cadavers under conditions of natural decomposition

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 725-732

  Bucheli, Sibyl Rae ^a   Pan, Zhigang ^b   Glennie, Craig L ^b   Lynne, Aaron M ^a   Haarman, Daniel P ^a   Hill, John M ^c  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Forensic science; Modeling; Outdoor decomposition; Solar irradiance; Terrestrial laser scanning

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PROCEDURES; SUNLIGHT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CADAVER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84904392070     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1013-1     Document Type: Article

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