Soil Moisture Agrometeorological Services.

Abstract

This report provides a technical synopsis of the automated programs used operationally by USAFETAC to satisfy agrometeorological requirements. Both the Thornthwaite Bookkeeping method and the application of the Penman Radiation Equations are detailed. Each method fully develops all steps used to produce the final results which are used to monitor crop conditions around the globe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA321340

Entities

People

  • William J. Sturm

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Databases
  • Dew Point
  • Equations
  • Evaporation
  • Grids
  • Heat Energy
  • Latitude
  • Mathematics
  • North America
  • Plants
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Recovery
  • Solar Radiation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Climatology
  • Systems Analysis and Design