Formulation and validation of a mathematical model of the microclimate of a greenhouse

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1541-1560

  Singh, Gurpreet ^a   Singh, Parm Pal ^a   Lubana, Prit Pal Singh ^a   Singh, K G ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Greenhouse; Microclimate; Model; Tomato

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ENERGY BALANCE; GREENHOUSE; MICROCLIMATE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MICROCLIMATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AGRICULTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUN LIGHT; TOMATOES;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUDHIANA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33745881328     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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