Purpose of review This review covers electrical phenomena originating from the physical
properties of wood, relevant to tree biology and timber industry applications. Membrane …

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology for underground exploration consists of the
transmission of an electromagnetic signal in the ground for sensing the presence of buried …

Tree defect detection is crucial for the structural health screening of trees. The existing
nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques for tree defect detection require time-consuming …

Internal decays in trees can rapidly escalate into a full decomposition of the inner structural
layer, ie, the “heartwood” layer, due to the action of aggressive diseases and fungal …

This article proposes a 3-D imaging approach for contactless ground penetrating radar
surveys. The imaging problem is formulated in the linear inverse scattering context and …

Forest products measurements based on high-frequency techniques such as microwaves,
radio waves or electrical impedance spectroscopy is a growing and maturing field. As high …

Modern socioeconomic factors such as global timber trade and international travelling have
contributed to the rapid increase of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) of trees with …

In this study, the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), which is a geophysical prospecting
method for shallow-depth research, is applied on cylindrical objects in order to extract …

Ground-penetrating radar inspection of vertical structures, such as columns or pillars, is
relevant in several applicative contexts. Unlike conventional subsurface prospecting, where …

The study of surface geology by means of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can provide
information about abrupt lateral changes in the terrain. The location ofthese changes is very …