Estimating surface wetness on plants

Micrometeorology in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 199-226

  Magarey, R D ^a   Seem, R C ^a   Weiss, A ^b   Gillespie, T ^c   Huber, L ^d  

^a School of Integrative Plant Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Plant surface wetness; Simulation models; Surface wetness measurement; Surface wetness sensors; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102482968     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr47.c10     Document Type: Chapter

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