Effects of windbreaks on airflow, microclimates and crop yields

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-84

  Cleugh, H A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CROP PRODUCTION; MICROCLIMATE; MIXED LAYER; WIND BREAK; YIELD;

EID: 0031662532     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006019805109     Document Type: Article

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