Effect of arid environment on radiative properties of greenhouse polyethylene cover

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 790-798

  Al Helal, Ibrahim M ^a   Alhamdan, Abdullah M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arid environment; Greenhouse polyethylene films; GSR; PAR; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURES; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CONTROL STRUCTURES; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATIONS; GSR; HARSH ENVIRONMENTS; NATURAL VENTILATIONS; PAR; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATIONS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SUMMER MONTHS; TRANSMITTANCE; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSES; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS; SUN; THERMOPLASTICS;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 65549160597     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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