Enhancement of crop illuminance in high latitude greenhouses with laser-cut panel glazing

Solar Energy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-265

  Edmonds, I R ^a   Pearce, D J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ILLUMINANCE; LASER-CUT PANEL GLAZING;

CULTIVATION; GLAZES; GREENHOUSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033153979     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(99)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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