Research Article

Estimating Rice Panicle Temperature with Three-Layer Model

Table 3

rap in the rice paddy field.

DateTimeTp (°C)Tac1 (°C)u (m s−1)rap (s m−1)

August 58:3026.827.80.418.1
August 78:3026.828.40.610.9
August 188:3026.326.90.610.9
August 269:3026.127.61.76.2
August 288:3024.725.10.612.4

Note: rap is the aerodynamic resistance to the transfer of sensible heat between panicle and atmosphere, Tp is the panicle temperature, Tac1 is the air temperature at the panicle’s height, and u is the wind speed.