GLOSSARY PROTECTIVE CANOPY
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Air temperature profile A record of the fluctuation of air temperature in the same location over a periodof time. |
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Climate Control Control of wind-speed, humidity, and temperature factors. Extreme climate control would be a greenhouse with heaters, ventilation fans, and moveable screens in the roof. Porous canopies can achieve many of the same effects though to a lesser level, depending on the fabrics and supporting structures used. |
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Evapotranspiration The term describing water loss from plants through emission of water vapour via the leaves by transpiration – can be a major form of stress for plants. Evaporation: the process of extracting moisture; moisture becoming a vapour, Transpiration: the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants. |
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Light spectrum The ordered array of the components of light. The colour of the fabric influences the colour (or spectrum) of the light that is absorbed, and hence the spectrum “seen” by the plants. Black fabrics absorb all light equally. White and "clear" fabrics have a reduced effect on the ultra-violets, but a |
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Microclimate Microclimate the average climatic conditions in a very localised area. Micro: extremely small in scale or scope; Climate: the weather in some location averaged over a long period of time. |
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PAR Photosynthetically Active Radiation; approximately equivalent to visible light radiatio |
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Shade Levels Shade levels under coloured and white fabrics are measured in PAR (photsynthetically active radiation). This is approximately equivalent to visible radiation; 100% shade is solid.A white fabric will typically have a shade level of about 7/10 of that of a black fabric of the same weave. |
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Turbulence Unstable flow (of a liquid or gas). |
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UV Light The UltraViolet part of the light spectrum. having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; "ultraviolet radiation". |
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Vapour pressure difference The weight per unit area of the vapour particles in the air. |
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Wind Force Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale, although it is a measure of wind speed and not of force in the scientific sense. Wind force is what you feel when you try to stand up in a strong wind. Wind force is what blows the dust, bends the trees etc. |
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