Photosynthetically active radiation regimes in a southern African savanna environment

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 122, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 229-238

  Finch, D A ^a   Bailey, W G ^a   McArthur, L J B ^b   Nasitwitwi, M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Clearness index; Global solar radiation; Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Zambia

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD COVER; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA; LUSAKA [ZAMBIA]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 1542575370     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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