Field performance in agricultural settings of a wireless temperature monitoring system based on a low-cost infrared sensor

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-181

  Mahan, James R ^a   Conaty, Warren ^b,c   Neilsen, James ^c   Payton, Paxton ^a   Cox, Stephen B ^d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy temperature; Cotton canopy temperature; Low cost infrared thermometer; Wireless infrared thermometer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRICULTURAL SETTING; CANOPY TEMPERATURE; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; COST EFFECTIVE; COST SAVING; EASE OF USE; FIELD PERFORMANCE; IN-PLANTS; INFRA-RED SENSOR; INFRARED THERMOMETERS; PLANT CANOPIES; PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE; RESEARCH SYSTEM; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DATA; WIRELESS MONITORING SYSTEM; WIRELESS SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TEMPERATURE MONITORING;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; COTTON; INFRARED DETECTORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; THERMOMETERS;

MONITORING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CANOPY; DATA ACQUISITION; FIELD CAPACITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; SENSOR;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77949488941     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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