Climatic effects of two cooling systems in greenhouses in the Mediterranean area: External mobile shading and fog system

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-143

  Garcia M L ^a   Medrano, E ^a   Sanchez Guerrero M C ^a   Lorenzo, P ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FOG DISPERSAL; GREENHOUSES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; VENTILATION; WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATIC EFFECTS; COOLING METHODS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; NATURAL VENTILATION; OUTSIDE-AIR TEMPERATURE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY; PRECISE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE SETTING;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79151479288     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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