Effect of thermal screens on the microclimate and overall heat loss coefficient in plastic tunnel greenhouses

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 123-134

  Öztürk, H Hüseyin ^a   Başçetinçelik, Ali ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Overall heat loss coefficient; Plastic tunnel; Thermal screen

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEAT LOSSES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; SOLAR RADIATION;

THERMAL SCREENS;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MICROCLIMATE; PLASTIC;

EID: 0042926525     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0302-5     Document Type: Article

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