CFD based determination of temperature and humidity at leaf surface

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-212

  Roy, J C ^a   Vidal, C ^b   Fargues, J ^b   Boulard, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Evapotranspiration; Integrated pest management; Leaf surface; Stomatal resistance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PEST CONTROL;

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEAF SURFACE; STOMATAL RESISTANCE;

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LEAF; LEGUME; LIGHT INTENSITY; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STOMATA;

EID: 39149099745     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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