Use Wood Density when you need to compute basic wood density in grams per cubic centimetre as oven-dry mass divided by fresh volume. Enter Dry mass and Volume using the definitions and units below so the result can be reproduced.

Dry mass

A finite measured or assumed value, expressed in g.

Volume

A finite measured or assumed value, expressed in cm³.

The published tool contract uses this rule: Compute basic wood density in grams per cubic centimetre as oven-dry mass divided by fresh volume.

Wood density

The calculated wood density in g/cm³.

A ratio or percentage can conceal the scale of its numerator and denominator and becomes sensitive to measurement error when the denominator is small.

Retain the original Dry mass and Volume values and their units alongside the result. Stem Wood Density is useful when you instead need to compute stem wood density in grams per cubic centimetre as oven-dry stem mass divided by stem volume. Wood Specific Gravity provides another view by helping you compute wood specific gravity as oven dry mass divided by water displacement volume in cubic centimetres.

• Stem Wood Density

  Compute stem wood density in grams per cubic centimetre as oven-dry stem mass divided by stem volume.

• Wood Specific Gravity

  Compute wood specific gravity as oven dry mass divided by water displacement volume in cubic centimetres.

• Root Length Density

  Compute root length density RLD in centimetres per cubic centimetre of soil as root length divided by soil core volume.