Course No. : Agromet 102 (1+1) Sem II
Title :
Introductory Agrometeorology and Climate Change
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Syllabus Theory : Agrometeorology – definition, scope. Earth atmosphere - its composition, extent and structure. Atmospheric weather variables. Elements and factors of weather and climate. Atmospheric pressure. Wind, types, daily and seasonal variation. Cyclone, anticyclone. Land and sea breeze. Solar radiation - solar constant, depletion, short and long wave, thermal radiation, net radiation, albedo. Atmospheric temperature, inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations, vertical profile. Energy balance of earth. Atmospheric humidity, saturation vapor pressure, condensation. Dew, fog, mist, frost. Precipitation, process, types.Cloud formation and classification. Artificial rainmaking. Monsoon - mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture. Weather hazards. Agriculture and weather relations. Modifications of microclimate. Climatic normals for crop and livestock production. Weather forecasting – types and applications. Climate change and impacts on agriculture.
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Theory Outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Introduction to General Climatology: Weather & Climate and its importance | 1 |
| 2. | Agrometeorology – Definition, branches, practical utility and future scope | 2 |
| 3. | Structure and Composition of Earth’s Atmosphere: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere Vertical Distribution of Temperature and Pressure | 2 |
| 4. | Atmospheric weather variables Elements and Factors of Weather and Climate | 2 |
| 5. | Atmospheric pressure. Wind, types, daily and seasonal variation. Cyclone, anticyclone. Land and sea breeze | 1 |
| 6. | Solar radiation – solar constant, depletion, short and long wave, thermal radiation, net radiation, albedo. Energy balance of earth | 1 |
| 7. | Atmospheric temperature, inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations, vertical profile | 1 |
| 8. | Atmospheric humidity, saturation, vapor pressure, condensation. Dew, fog, mist, frost. Precipitation, process, types. Cloud formation and classification | 2 |
| 9. | Artificial rainmaking. Monsoon – mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture | 1 |
| 10. | Weather hazards. Agriculture and weather relations | 1 |
| 11. | Modifications of microclimate | 1 |
| 12. | Climatic normals for crop and livestock production | 1 |
| 13. | Weather forecasting – types and applications | 2 |
| 14. | Climate change and impacts on agriculture | 2 |
| Total | 20 | |
Recommended Books:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Visit to an agrometeorological observatory and to prepare the lay out plan of the agrometeorological observatory | 1 |
| 2. | Site selection of observatory and exposure of instruments. | 2 |
| 3. | To record, tabulate and calculate the meteorological parameters | 1 |
| 4. | Measurement of total, short and long wave radiations and their estimation using Planck’s intensity law | 1 |
| 5. | Measurement of albedo and sunshine duration, computation of radiation intensity using BSS | 1 |
| 6. | Measurement of maximum and minimum air temperatures, tabulation, trend and variation analysis | 1 |
| 7. | Measurement of soil temperature and computation of soil heat flux | 1 |
| 8. | Determination of vapour pressure and relative humidity | 1 |
| 9. | Determination of dew point temperature | 1 |
| 10. | Measurement of atmospheric pressure and analysis of atmospheric conditions. | 1 |
| 11. | Measurement of wind speed and wind direction, preparation of wind rose | 1 |
| 12. | Measurement, tabulation and critical analysis of rainfall | 1 |
| 13. | Computation of drought indices | 1 |
| 14. | Measurement of open pan evaporation and evapotranspiration | 1 |
| 15. | Computation of PET and AET | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
Post graduate Courses
Master’s Courses
Course No. : Agromet. 501
Title :
General Meteorology and Climatology (2+1) Sem. I
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Syllabus Theory : Solar radiation & heat balance. Pressure and temperature, potential temperature. Cyclones and anticyclones. Equations of motion. General circulation, turbulence, vorticity, atmospheric waves. Gas and thermodynamic laws. Water vapour in the atmosphere. Stability and instability. Lapse rates-ascent of dry and moist air, condensation. Clouds. Hydrological cycle- precipitation processes, artificial rainmaking, thunderstorms and dust storms. Air masses and fronts. Zonal distribution of radiation, rainfall, temperature and wind. SE Asian monsoon. El Nino, La Nina and ENSO. Weather forecasting importance, types, tools and techniques of weather forecasting. Measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, moving average probability and their distribution functions. Analysis of weather systems.
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Theory Outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Introduction to Solar radiation, basic definitions | 1 |
| 2. | Radiation laws, electromagnetic spectrum, radiation balance | 2 |
| 3. | Temperature, potential temperature, horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature | 3 |
| 4. | Pressure- basics, vertical distribution of pressure | 2 |
| 5. | Cyclones and anticyclones | 1 |
| 6. | Equations of motion | 2 |
| 7. | General circulation of atmosphere | 2 |
| 8. | Turbulence, vorticity, atmospheric waves | 2 |
| 9. | Gas and thermodynamic laws | 1 |
| 10. | Water vapour in the atmosphere | 1 |
| 11. | Stability and instability | 2 |
| 12. | Lapse rates-ascent of dry and moist air | 1 |
| 13. | Hydrological cycle- precipitation processes, artificial rainmaking, thunderstorms and dust storms | 2 |
| 14. | Clouds and types of clouds | 2 |
| 15. | Air masses and fronts | 2 |
| 16. | Zonal distribution of radiation, rainfall, temperature and wind | 4 |
| 17. | SE Asian monsoon. El Nino, La Nina and ENSO | 3 |
| 18. | Weather forecasting importance, types, tools and techniques of weather forecasting | 3 |
| 19. | Measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, moving average probability and their distribution functions | 2 |
| 20. | Analysis of weather systems | 1 |
| Total | 39 | |
