Spatial analysis to site satellite storage locations for herbaceous biomass in the piedmont of the Southeast

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-32

  Resop, J P ^a   Cundiff, J S ^a   Heatwole, C D ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; GIS; Herbaceous biomass; Logistics; Satellite storage locations; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE YIELD; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PLANTS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CORN STOVER; CROP RESIDUE; DISTANCE PARAMETER; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; GIS; HARVEST SEASON; HERBACEOUS BIOMASS; LAND AREAS; LAND COVER; PRODUCTION AREA; PRODUCTION FIELDS; SMALL TOWNS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE LOCATION; STUDY AREAS; SWITCHGRASS; TEMPORARY STORAGE; TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS; TRAVEL DISTANCE; VIRGINIA;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; CROPS; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS; SATELLITES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951645590     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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