Measurement and modeling of radiative heterogeneity in a greenhouse tunnel

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 534, Issue , 2000, Pages 139-145

  Wang, S ^a   Boulard, T ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Computer model; Greenhouse tunnel; Radiative heterogeneity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012388930     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2000.534.15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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