Effects of cover diffusive properties on the components of greenhouse solar radiation

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-356

  Cabrera, F J ^a   Baille, A ^b   Lopez J C ^a   Gonzalez Real M M ^b   Perez Parra J ^a  

^a Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; SOLAR RADIATION;

BEAM INCIDENCE ANGLE; DIFFUSE COMPONENTS; DIFFUSE RADIATION; DIFFUSIVE PROPERTIES; ENRICHMENT COEFFICIENTS; EXTRINSIC FACTORS; PLASTIC GREENHOUSE; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 67349225858     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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