Instrumentation, measurement and performance of three air quality measurement systems for dairy buildings

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-256

  Teye, Frederick Kwame ^a   Alkkiomaki, Eero ^b   Simojoki, Asko ^c   Pastell, Matti ^a   Hautala, Mikko ^a   Ahokas, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Embedded Systems Designer   (Finland)

^c Environmental Soil Science ^*

Author keywords

Air quality; Ammonia; Carbon dioxide; Dairy building; Methane; Monitoring system; Sensors; Wireless

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS; AVERAGE DEVIATIONS; CORROSIVE GAS; DAIRY COWS; DESIGNING SYSTEMS; HIGH COSTS; HIGH MOISTURES; INDOOR AIR QUALITIES; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MEASURING SYSTEMS; MICROCLIMATE CONDITIONS; MOBILE SYSTEMS; MONITORING SYSTEM; ON-SITE MEASUREMENTS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SITE MEASUREMENTS; STATIONARY SYSTEMS; VARYING TEMPERATURES; WIRELESS;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FARM BUILDINGS; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTS; METHANE; MOISTURE; SENSORS;

MONITORING;

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EID: 65549102903     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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