Condensation and radiation transmittance of greenhouse cladding materials: Part 1, laboratory measuring unit and performance

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 369-377

  Pollet, I V ^a   Pieters, J G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0345722039     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1999.0475     Document Type: Article

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