[HTML][HTML] Non-destructive evaluation techniques and what they tell us about wood property variation

L Schimleck, J Dahlen, LA Apiolaza, G Downes… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
To maximize utilization of our forest resources, detailed knowledge of wood property
variation and the impacts this has on end-product performance is required at multiple scales …

Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree‐ring densitometry

J Björklund, G von Arx, D Nievergelt… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray microdensitometry on annually resolved tree‐ring samples has gained an exceptional
position in last‐millennium paleoclimatology through the maximum latewood density (MXD) …

Recent micro-CT scanner developments at UGCT

M Dierick, D Van Loo, B Masschaele… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper describes two X-ray micro-CT scanners which were recently developed to extend
the experimental possibilities of microtomography research at the Centre for X-ray …

[HTML][HTML] Dendroarchaeology in Europe

W Tegel, B Muigg, G Skiadaresis… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human evolution was strongly related to environmental factors. Woodlands and their
products played a key role in the production of tools and weapons, and provided unique …

X-ray microdensitometry of wood: A review of existing principles and devices

P Jacquin, F Longuetaud, JM Leban, F Mothe - Dendrochronologia, 2017 - Elsevier
Wood microdensitometry is the analysis of radial variations of density at the annual or intra-
annual growth ring level. Density is related to wood quality, biomass, carbon content, tree …

Environmental drivers interactively affect individual tree growth across temperate European forests

SL Maes, MP Perring, M Vanhellemont… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Forecasting the growth of tree species to future environmental changes requires a better
understanding of its determinants. Tree growth is known to respond to global‐change …

A measurement framework using THz Time-Domain sensing for wood quality assessment across tree ring samples

T Lei, SY Yang, B Tobin, C O'Reilly, DW Sun - Computers and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
To investigate the effectiveness of selective tree improvement work, an accurate and
calibration-free framework based on THz time-domain sensing for intrinsic wood quality …

Advanced X-ray CT scanning can boost tree ring research for earth system sciences

J Van den Bulcke, MA Boone, J Dhaene… - Annals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Tree rings, as archives of the past and biosensors of the
present, offer unique opportunities to study influences of the fluctuating environment over …

Applications of computed tomography (CT) scanning technology in forest research: a timely update and review

J Beaulieu, P Dutilleul - Canadian journal of forest research, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Organic materials of woody plants are complex and show internal, structural, and
morphological variations due to genetic and environmental influences. Variability can be …

A field-to-desktop toolchain for X-ray CT densitometry enables tree ring analysis

T De Mil, A Vannoppen, H Beeckman… - Annals of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Disentangling tree growth requires more than ring width data
only. Densitometry is considered a valuable proxy, yet laborious wood sample preparation …