Relation between the cloud cover and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in Baghdad, Iraq

Authors

  • ABDULRAHMAN M. MAHMOOD Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • MONIM H. AL-JIBOORI Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • BOLOTOV A. GENNADIEVICH Department of Meteorology Climatology, Russian State Agrarian University, Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural University, Moscow, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3070

Keywords:

Cloud cover, Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)

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Published

01-09-2025

How to Cite

MAHMOOD, A. M., AL-JIBOORI, M. H., & BOLOTOV A. GENNADIEVICH. (2025). Relation between the cloud cover and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in Baghdad, Iraq. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(3), 392–394. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i3.3070