Influence of an aluminized thermal screen on greenhouse microclimate and canopy energy balance

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1653-1663

  Kittas, C ^a   Katsoulas, N ^a   Baille, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canopy temperature; Insulation; Net radiation; Temperature gradient; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CROPS; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CROP TRANSPIRATION; THERMAL SCREENS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; GREENHOUSE;

EID: 1542439199     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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