Developing wireless sensor networks for monitoring crop canopy temperature using a moving sprinkler system as a platform

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-341

  O'Shaughnessy, S A ^a   Evett, S R ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop canopy temperature; Infrared thermometry; Sensor networks; Wireless sensors

Indexed keywords

A-CENTER; AUTOMATIC CONTROL; CANOPY TEMPERATURE; CENTER PIVOT; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS; CROP CANOPY; GROWING SEASON; INFRARED THERMOMETERS; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; NON-MESH; PACKET RECEPTION; POWER CONSUMPTION; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

AUTOMATION; COMMUNICATION; CONTROL; CROPS; ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; MESH NETWORKING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSOR NODES; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOMETERS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77951290511     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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