An algorithm for estimating the length and direction of shadows with reference to the shadows of shelter belts.

Published online
16 Nov 1969
Content type
Journal article
Journal title
Journal of Applied Ecology
DOI
10.2307/2401615

Author(s)
Usher, M. B.

Publication language
English
Location
UK & Scotland

Abstract

Gives an ALGOL procedure that computes the length and direction of shadows from data on the geographical location, date, time of day and height of the obstacle casting the shadow, and illustrates its use from a study of the light climate round shelterbelts with different orientation, near Edinburgh. [VOL. 31. KEYWORDS: Shelterbelts \ Shelterbelts lay out \ planning \ Shelterbelts research

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