Photosynthetically active radiation and its relationship with global solar radiation in Central China

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1265-1277

  Wang, Lunche ^a,b   Gong, Wei ^a,b   Ma, Yingying ^a,b   Hu, Bo ^c   Zhang, Miao ^a,b  

^a Mapping and Remote Sensing   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric parameter; Central China; PAR fraction; Photosynthetically active radiation

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLIMATE; PERIODICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; CLIMATE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERIODICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84904269856     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0690-7     Document Type: Article

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