본 총설에서는 목재의 기상열화 특성(색상, 목재표면의 미세구조 및 화학적 변화)과 국제적으로 다양하게 이용되는 내후성시험방법에 관한 국제적 연구동향에 대하여 보고한다.

This was reviewed on the characteristics (changes of color, microscopic structures, and chemical degradations) that appears on wood surface, when wood is exposed to outdoors and weathering testing methods applicable for assessment of wood weatherability in outside environment through literature reviews.