Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems
x-library is a C++ object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. The design and analysis of the x-library are done to ensure that the soil-plant-atmosphere system is categorised into classes, such as weather, mic...
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| description | x-library is a C++ object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. The design and analysis of the x-library are done to ensure that the soil-plant-atmosphere system is categorised into classes, such as weather, microclimate, intercrop, crop, canopy, leaf, roots, soil, heat, and radiation. Meanwhile, x-library implements two kinds of solar radiation models; namely, one-dimensional (1-D), and two-dimensional (2-D) model, where irradiance varies in one dimension (vertical) and in two dimensions (vertical and horizontal), respectively. Radiation partitioning is based on weighting criteria so that a crop having the larger leaf area index and extinction coefficient would have greater share of captured radiation. Evapotranspiration partitioning is calculated using the Shuttleworth- Wallace equation. Model comparisons with a field experiment showed an overall good agreement between the simulated and measured solar radiation and transpiration values. A graphical user interface front-end for the x-library known as the x-model was also developed, primarily for non-modellers and non-programmers. |
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| spelling | upm-82172015-11-03T06:53:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8217/ Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems Teh, Christopher Boon Sung Wheeler, T. R. x-library is a C++ object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. The design and analysis of the x-library are done to ensure that the soil-plant-atmosphere system is categorised into classes, such as weather, microclimate, intercrop, crop, canopy, leaf, roots, soil, heat, and radiation. Meanwhile, x-library implements two kinds of solar radiation models; namely, one-dimensional (1-D), and two-dimensional (2-D) model, where irradiance varies in one dimension (vertical) and in two dimensions (vertical and horizontal), respectively. Radiation partitioning is based on weighting criteria so that a crop having the larger leaf area index and extinction coefficient would have greater share of captured radiation. Evapotranspiration partitioning is calculated using the Shuttleworth- Wallace equation. Model comparisons with a field experiment showed an overall good agreement between the simulated and measured solar radiation and transpiration values. A graphical user interface front-end for the x-library known as the x-model was also developed, primarily for non-modellers and non-programmers. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8217/1/Design%20of%20an%20Object-oriented%20Framework%20for%20Modelling%20the%20Partitioning%20of%20Captured%20Solar%20Radiation%20and%20Evapotranspiration%20in%20Intercropping%20Systems%20.pdf Teh, Christopher Boon Sung and Wheeler, T. R. (2012) Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 35 (2). pp. 319-337. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2035%20(2)%20May.%202012/15%20Pg%20319-337.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Teh, Christopher Boon Sung Wheeler, T. R. Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title | Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title_full | Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title_fullStr | Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title_short | Design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
| title_sort | design of an object-oriented framework for modelling the partitioning of captured solar radiation and evapotranspiration in intercropping systems |
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