Par transmittance of dry and wet glass

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 534, Issue , 2000, Pages 285-292

  Pollet, I V ^a   Pieters, J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cladding material; Condensation; Greenhouse; Horticulture; Light; Radiation; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012453238     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.534.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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