Impact of shelter on crop microclimates: A synthesis of results from wind tunnel and field experiments

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 679-701

  Cleugh, Helen A ^a   Hughes, D E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

National Windbreaks Program; Turbulent mixing layer; Turbulent scalar fluxes; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR FLOW; MICROCLIMATE; SHELTER; TURBULENT MIXING; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0036406984     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02005     Document Type: Article

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