Specific Energy

Energy input per unit area per unit time, useful for comparing cropping systems of different durations.

specific_energy(energy_in, duration, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

energy_in

Numeric vector. Total energy input (MJ/ha).

duration

Numeric vector. Crop duration (days).

verbose

Logical. If TRUE, prints informational messages. Default TRUE.

Value

Numeric vector. Specific energy (MJ/ha/day).

Details

Formula: $$SE = \frac{Energy Input}{Area}$$

Examples

specific_energy(energy_in = 12000, duration = 150)
#> Specific energy computed (MJ/ha/day).
#> [1] 80