Control with point observation for a parabolic problem with convection

We consider a control problem related to the mathematical model of temperature control in industrial hothouses. It is based on a one-dimensional non-selfadjoint parabolic equation with variable coefficients. Defining an optimal control as a minimizing function for a quadratic functional, we study its qualitative properties and the structure of the set of admissible temperature functions. We prove controllability for a certain family of control functions.