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Cohen Shabtai Ph.D.

Researcher

  • The Department of Environmental Physics and Irrigation
  • +972-39683701
ד"ר שבתאי כהן
vwshep@volcani.agri.gov.il

Biography

Publications at google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.il/citations?user=T0klv-Ph-2QC&hl=en

 

Research interests and specialties:

Evapo-transpiration modeling and irrigation management; Micro-meteorology around vegetation and soil; Canopy structure of agricultural plants; Radiation distribution in vegetation and in agricultural structures; Global dimming (contemporary reductions in global radiation); Environmental physiology of plants, including leaf resistance behavior and modeling; Sap flow measurement; Hydraulic architecture of plants and rootstocks; Energy balance of plants, crops, and lakes;  Urban Climate and thermal comfort; Radiation and climate in Greenhouses and Screenhouses.

Research Areas

  • Plant Physiology and Environmental Physics
  • Plant Water Use
  • Canopy Structure and Canopy Radiation and Energy Balance
  • Air Movement in Plant Canopies
  • Plant Water Status and Plant Water Sensors
  • Irrigation Requirements
  • Stomatal Behavior and Plant Hydraulics
  • Microclimate under Shade and Insect-Proof Screens
  • Global Changes in Solar Radiation
  • Effects of Vegetation on Urban Climate
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