Air-flow patterns and heat fluxes in roof-ventilated multi-span greenhouse with insect-proof screens

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Shilo, E ^a   Teitel, M ^b   Mahrer, Y ^a   Boulard, T ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Air flow; Greenhouse; Insect proof screens; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEAT FLUX;

INSECTA;

EID: 1642357703     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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