Development of a Supersonic Pan-Evaporimeter for Dynamic Analysis of Evaporative Demand in a Greenhouse

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Yasutake, Daisuke ^a   Ishikawa, Masumi ^a   Mori, Makito ^a   Miyauchi, Kiyoshi ^a   Kitano, Masaharu ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evaporative demand; Evaporimeter; Greenhouse; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009520575     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.67.3.5     Document Type: Article

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