Photosynthetically active radiation and comparison of methods for its estimation in equatorial Singapore

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 873-883

  Tan, Puay Yok ^a   Ismail, Mirza Rifqi Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84955653909     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-015-1399-9     Document Type: Article

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