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ARTIFICIAL FORM-FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Cylinder diameter equal to diameter breast height. Most commonly used.

Key term(s)
  • artificial form factor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
CONT

Le coefficient de forme est le rapport entre le volume réel du tronc et celui d'un cylindre de même longueur et dont la section est celle de l'arbre à hauteur de poitrine. Lorsque ces mesures sont prises sur écorce à hauteur de poitrine, on parlera de «coefficient de forme artificielle».

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