Climate Under Cover

Digital Dynamic Simulation in Plant Bio-Engineering
1993
ISBN: 978-0-7923-2104-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 155 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

From mulching to greenhouses, the air space between the cover and the soil surface is the key to the classification of climates under cover. The same mechanism governs environments produced by the various covers.
This book describes and analyses all the different environments from mulching to greenhouses. The relationship between plants and environment is another important topic in the book.
Stress is placed on the link between quantitative phenomena and qualitative analyses. Most phenomena involved are nonlinear and non-steady-state. An approach called System Dynamics is used, and simulation models developed in the simulation language CSMP are fully used.
The subjects covered are of relevance to graduate students, to scientists and researchers in agriculture and biological sciences and, of course, to agricultural organizations in both the developing and developed countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Takakura, Tadashi

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phytotomie, Pflanzenmorphologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis Variationsrechnung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Abfall- und Bodenschutzrecht
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Computersimulation & Modelle, 3-D Graphik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Europe and North America.- 1.3 Asia.- 1.4 Japan.- Problems.- 2. Definition of Covering and Properties of Covering Materials.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Mulching.- 2.3 Row covers (Tunnels).- 2.4 Floating mulches (Floating row cover).- 2.5 Rain shelters.- 2.6 Unheated greenhouses.- 2.7 Covering materials.- Problems.- 3. Digital Simulation.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 System dynamics.- 3.3 Simulation languages.- 3.4 Digital simulation by CSMP.- 3.5 Model structure and representation.- 3.6 A model for temperature regimes in the soil (CUC-01.- 3.7 Application to steady-state models.- Problems.- 4. Heat Balance of Bare Ground.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Convective heat transfer.- 4.3 A model with solar radiation and air temperature boundary condition (CUC-02).- 4.4 Mass transfer.- 4.5 A model with latent heat transfer (CUC-03).- 4.6 Radiation balance.- 4.7 Long-wave radiation.- Problems.- 5. Solar Radiation Environment.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Units of radiation and light.- 5.3 Solar radiation properties of covering materials.- 5.4 Calculation of transmissivity (CUC-04).- 5.5 Solar radiation.- 5.6 The sun’s altitude and azimuth.- Problems.- 6. Temperature Environment under Cover.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Effect of mulching.- 6.3 Temperature environment under row covers (CUC-30).- 6.4 Double layer greenhouse model (CUC-50).- 6.5 A pad and fan greenhouse model (CUC-35).- Problems.- 7. CO2 Environment.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 CO2 concentration in soil layer (CUC-70).- 7.3 CO2 concentration in a plastic house and ventilation.- Problems.- 8. Water and Water Vapor Environment.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Water and water vapor movement in soil.- 8.3 Application to water and heat balance in soil layer (CUC-90).- 8.4 Interaction between water movement andheat flow.- Problems.- 9. Control Function.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 System response.- 9.3 PID control.- 9.4 Temperature control logic (CUC-120).- 9.5 Feedback vs. feedforward control.- Problems.- 10. Plant Response to the Environment.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Plant photosynthesis and respiration.- 10.3 Energy balance of a plant leaf.- 10.4 Stomata resistance of plant (CUC-151).- 10.5 Plant growth model.- Problems.- References.