Stigter, C. J., Goudriaan, J., Bottemanne, F. A., Birnie, J., Lengkeek, J. G. and Sibma, L., 1977. Experimental evaluation of a crop climate simulation model for Indian corn (Zea mays L.). Agric. Meteorol., 18:163-186.For the evaluation of a micrometeorological model, extensive measurements were taken of the microclimate in a maize cwp. Both the model and the measurements are discussed in this paper. In a comparison of the measured and simulated characteristics of the mic1·oclimate it is concluded that the absorption of radiative energy and the leaf and boundary layer resistances are adequately simulated, so that this micrometeorological model presents a sound basis for simulation models of crop production. Profiles of aerial temperature and humidity are also reasonably simulated. They can still be improved upon by a better incorporation of spatial and temporal variations of turbulence and wind as a function of the canopy characteristics, and probably by a better simulation of exchange at the soil surface. ·
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