Changes in Porosity and Longwave Characteristics of Row Cover Non-woven Fabrics due to Condensation

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-165

  Mao, Guangling ^a   Kurata, Kenji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Condensation; Longwave characteristics; Non woven fabrics; Porosity; Row covers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024739379     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.54.161     Document Type: Article

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