Dynamic simulation of Ammonia Concentration and Emission within swine barns: Part I. Model development

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 911-923

  Cortus, E L ^a   Lemay, S P ^b   Barber, E M ^c  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b Institut de recherche et de developpement en agroenvironnement   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia concentration; Ammonia emission; Modeling; Swine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; DYNAMIC SIMULATION; HEADSPACES; HOURLY SIMULATION; INPUT DATAS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; PRODUCTION VARIABLES; SUBMODELS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FARM BUILDINGS; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; INDOOR AIR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIG; URINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77954101938     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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