Simulating both aerial microclimate and soil temperature from observations above the foliar canopy.

Authors

  • J. Goudriaan
  • P.E. Waggoner

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v20i2.17290

Abstract

A simulation model is described for the daily course of microclimatic characteristics of foliar canopy and the soil underneath. The independent driving forces are the meteorological observations above the canopy. The canopy is described by its geometrical, optical and physiological properties, the soil by its thermal and hydraulic properties. Comparison with real data shows a good agreement for crop transpiration, soil evaporation and soil heat flux, and to a lesser degree for air temperature and humidity and leaf temperature. The simulations, covering a full day, were executed with a stratified model. The effect of stratification was investigated by a comparison with a model continuous in height. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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Published

1972-05-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (1972)

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Papers

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