Estimating solar irradiance for crop modeling using daily air temperature data

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 845-851

  Goodin, Douglas G ^a   Hutchinson, J M S ^a   Vanderlip, Richard L ^b   Knapp, M C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dep of Agronomy   (United States)

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EID: 0033436294     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.915845x     Document Type: Article

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