title: Simulation of future global warming scenarios in rice paddies with an open-field warming facility.
abstract: To simulate expected future global warming, hexagonal arrays of infrared heaters have previously been used to warm open-field canopies of upland crops such as wheat. Through the use of concrete-anchored posts, improved software, overhead wires, extensive grounding, and monitoring with a thermal camera, the technology was safely and reliably extended to paddy rice fields. The system maintained canopy temperature increases within 0.5°C of daytime and nighttime set-point differences of 1.3 and 2.7°C 67% of the time.
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, P,R, China. dingyf@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ishaq Asif
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rehmani
authors.forename: Jingqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ganghua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Syed Tahir
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ata-Ul-Karim
authors.forename: Shaohua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhenghui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding