Dispersion of fine spray from aerial applications in stable atmospheric conditions

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1513-1520

  Hiscox, April L ^a,d   Miller, David R ^a   Nappo, Carmen J ^b   Ross, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NOAA Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial application; Controlled droplet application; Insect control; Lidar; Meteorology; Plume dispersion; Spray drift

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; DISPERSIONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INSECT CONTROL; OPTICAL RADAR;

AERIAL APPLICATION; CONTROLLED DROPLET APPLICATION; PLUME DISPERSION; SPRAY DRIFT;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DISPERSION; LIDAR; METEOROLOGY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SPRAY;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; JORNADA BASIN; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INSECTA;

EID: 33845625610     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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