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Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 57 (1992) 317-318 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam Contents Volume 57, 1991/1992 VOL. 57, NOS. 1-3 DECEMBER 1991 Research Papers Measuring leaf area index of plant canopies with branch architecture J.M. Chen and T.A. Black (Vancouver, BC, Camada) ...............::ssccccsssssseeceeessseceeeeeeeeeeees l Simulation ofl ight distribution in dense orchard systems P.S. Wagenmakers ( Wilhelminadorp, Netherlands) ......................ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 13 A simple and accurate apparatus for the generation of a calibrated water vapor pressure P.M. Cortes, C.F. Reece and G.S. Campbell (Pullman, WA, USA)...................ceeeeeeee 27 Satellite detection of the geographic core of the 1988 Nebraska drought A.J. Peters (Las Cruces, NM, USA), D.C. Rundquist and D.A. Wilhite (Lincoln, Pls MMIII sictancusansnddsidsnnsaesdinensdsenidiguinendaketoceidiigusiin dbntatidmbiiniaceiceidibenaisabdaiiaeladialitehaakede 35 The microclimate of maize and bean crops in tropical America: a comparison between monocultures and polycultures planted at high and low density V. Castro (San Jose, Costa Rica), S.A. Isard (Urbana, IL, USA) and M.E. Irwin CEA: Sia AMIEIE D1 sssscoseconcnnsnscnnsannsseaiibtnbedadesbdenusinbabuuaisiasabalessbutesbueceseeinibbabubmanetats 49 Simulation of leaf wetness duration for field corn B. Bass, I. Savdie (North York, Ont., Canada) and T.J. Gillespie (Guelph, Ont., SIE Piiciiindcscecssitbensoneustsdnsunptidasnnctasanidénedctabesiinentcvmnbeainaueeidiglabbembabstaiennetaiantintiabiii 69 A comparison of the light interception and water use of plant and first ratoon sugar cane intercropped with maize J.S. Wallace, C.H. Batchelor ( Wallingford, UK), D.N. Dabeesing, M. Teeluck and CK, . CREO: CTRMIITE,, DITIIIIG D asinsiccasskinnditcscatindcoiantdccscesnsnsesensncishsassorsencisecccsens 85 A comparison of direct and indirect methods for estimating forest canopy leaf area J.W. Chason, D.D. Baldocchi and M.A. Huston (Oak Ridge, TN, USA)... 107 Use of smoothing splines to estimate rates of development K. Takezawa (Ibaraki, Japan) and Y. Tamura (Iwate, Japan )..................cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 129 Short duration rainfall intensity measured using calibrated time-of-tip data from a tipping bucket raingage T.A. Costello and H.J. Williams, Jr. (Fayetteville, AR, USA) ........ ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 147 Validity of surface area indices of Pinus radiata estimated from transmittance of the sun’s beam A.R.G. Lang (Canberra, A.C.T., Australia), R.E. McMurtrie (Kensington, N.S.W., Australia) and M.L. Benson (Victoria, A.C.T., Australia ) ............cccssscceeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeees 157 The effects of plant water storage on transpiration and radiometric surface temperature ‘Tees CTRRRE GRE TE. Lathes CUIVOURNEY FTE, FAR, CICA Jc censnssiccctcescrevesesecesccsstsescccenecoecncees 171 Modeling canopy photosynthesis: scaling up from a leaft o canopy in a temperate grassland ecosystem io RE RE es NN CII, Blt, BLOI IIN.D sin ccnesnnsntnnasscanenatsisnsennieninsiniiseesntansertntanimnasete 187 Effect of weather on milk production of Holstein—Friesian cows in the humid tropics Fe Cr Fe FDi tenccctnctcanienscincissnesisiissannatiapennidiinnianiiiistaiiinaintininnacsantan 209 The potential effects of climatic change on agricultural insect pests J.H. Porter, M.L. Parry and T.R. Carter (Birmingham, UK) ...............::cccssseccceeessssereeeee 22 IL Ci di incicdotcsincenstnitsssdbecsaiinctnceandetaiatiaaeaiddaidiabadtndahcesdniadhaadinbaaattadddinnlavdbetiibehainpadandes 2 318 VOL. 57, NO. 4 JANUARY 1992 Publisher's Note Research Papers Snow depth required for near steady-state soil temperatures B.S. Sharratt (Fairbanks, AK, USA), D.G. Baker, D.L. Ruschy, D.B. Wall (St. Paul, MN, USA) and R.H. Skaggs (Minneapolis, MN, USA) .0...........cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 243 Observations of equilibrium evaporation from a windbreak-sheltered kiwifruit orchard K.J. McAneney, P.T. Prendergast, M.J. Judd and A.E. Green (Kerikeri, New SENT Pi ticiicasccinsasssaiaiaonneialctip niece linciastiibaidiicaneiib tnailnpinniiniiebisbicpnhiaaicnisscsiihnbddaadnamieiiieaenunienate 253 Weather, soil conditions and the interannual variability of herbage production and nutrient uptake on annual Mediterranean grasslands N.G. Seligman (Bet Dagan, Israel), H. van Keulen and C.J.T. Spitters (Wageningen, PIIIIIET «s:ncecspiesnsiiesiishiddiikan siaceabibssbiphadasbd ineenctaidehtentntaeindmnieceernntaeesintiitaeaadalten s A re-examination oft he integrated horizontal flux method for estimating volatilisation from circular plots J.D. Wilson and W.K.N. Shum (Edmonton, Alta., Canada ) ...............ccccccecceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeees Short Communications A discussion of the Penman form equations and comparisons of some equations to estimate latent energy flux density BakB o I ee 0 Fer PSUR, FUNG Biscsc sasessscericnensnnsnssnbasadcrcnessccetescanbobantpncosiocenasbenbe 297 The Penman form equations and the value of Delta:‘a small difference of opinion ora matter of fact? A.J. McArthur (Loughborough, UK) Book Reviews Theoretical Production Ecology: Reflections and Prospects Simulation of Ecophysiological Processes of Growth in Several Annual Crops Bioklimatischer Ratgeber fiir Urlaub und Erholung ( Bioclimatological Advice for Holidays and Recovery of Health ) Meeting Review Vilth Congress of the Brazilian Society of Agrometeorology.................ccceccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 315 er eiiickcheesi denne cinscietinibatennalintsinsesitinntiecnitnentheninnneintanenheniianidudbesiaiaai 317