Temperature and relative humidity data in rice paddies in diverse climates of MINCERnet

MINCERnet is the monitoring network of micrometeorology in rice paddies in the world’s major rice producing regions (Yoshimoto et al., 2012, J. Agric. Meteorol., 68, 149–157). The air temperature and relative humidity above and inside the canopy were monitored using the MINCER instruments (Fukuoka et al., 2012, J. Agric. Meteorol., 68, 135–147), and the panicle temperature was calculated by the IM2PACT heat balance model. The heat-induced spikelet sterility of rice was closely related to the panicle temperature during flowering period instead of the air temperature (Yoshimoto et al., 2022, Agric., For. Meteorol., 316, 108860). This dataset of micrometeorology in rice paddies will be useful for the evaluation of crop growth and various stresses.