The efficiency of windbreaks on the basis of wind field and optical porosity measurement

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-288

  Středa, Tomáš ^a   Malenová, Petra ^b   Pokladníková, Hana ^b   Rožnovský, Jaroslav ^b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b eský hydrometeorologický ústavpobo ka Brno   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Air circulation; Optical porosity; Phenological phases; Wind erosion; Wind speed; Windbreak

Indexed keywords

ACER; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; POPULUS X CANADENSIS;

EID: 52649164546     PISSN: 12118516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11118/actaun200856040281     Document Type: Article

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