Condensation and radiation transmittance of greenhouse cladding materials, part 3: Results for glass plates and plastic films

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 419-428

  Pollet, I V ^a   Pieters, J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000873989     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0628     Document Type: Article

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