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Introductory Agrometeorology

Sevak Das

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This book is prepared and compiled with a series of diagrams, pictures that illustrate the principles of Agricultural Meteorology which are fundamental to the understanding of the subject by students and other readers. Each chapter contains the basic aspects and principles of agricultural meteorology and formatted easy to understanding by the readers.

Generally, it includes introduction to agricultural meteorology; weather, climate and seasons; earth’s atmosphere and its and divisions; pressure belts and wind pattern on globe; condensation and precipitation; mechanism of Indian monsoon; solar radiation and energy balance; role of weather and climate in crop production; climatic hazards in agriculture; weather forecasting and agroadvisory services; crop microclimate and its modifications; crop weather simulation modeling; climate change and agriculture; basics of animal climatology; remote sensing in agriculture; electromagnetic radiation; Agro-climatic zones of India and Gujarat; agro-meteorological instrumentation etc. It also contains terminology of agricultural meteorology and objectives questions of agricultural meteorology.

The present book ‘Introductory Agrometeorology’ contains basic and various applied aspect of meteorology in agriculture. The present book will be a valuable source of information for students and teachers engaged in the field of Agricultural Meteorology.

1: Introduction to Agricultural Meteorology

2: Weather, Climate and Seasons

3: Earth’s Atmosphere and its Divisions

4: Pressure Belts and Wind Pattern on Earth’s Globe

5: Condensation and Precipitation

6: Mechanism of Indian Monsoon

7: Solar Radiation and Energy Balance

8: Role of Weather and Climate in Crop Production

9: Climatic Hazards in Agriculture

10: Weather Forecasting and Agroadvisory Services

11: Crop Microclimate and its Modification

12: Crop Weather Simulation Modeling

13: Climate Change and Agriculture

14: Basics of Animal Climatology

15: Remote Sensing in Agriculture

16: Electromagnetic Radiation

17: Agro Climatic Zones of India and Gujarat

18: Agrometeorological Instrumentation

18.1 Site selection and layout of meteorological observatory

18.2 Measurement of rainfall

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18.3 Measurement of air and soil temperature

18.4 Determination of relative humidity and vapour pressure

18.5 Measurement of bright sunshine hours

18.6 Measurement of wind speed and direction

18.7 Measurement of evaporation 

18.8 Measurement of atmospheric pressure

18.9 Measurement of AET by Lysimeter

18.10 Measurement of evapotranspiration (ET) by various methods

18.11 Study of automatic weather station (AWS)

Terminology of Agricultural Meteorology.

Objective Question of Agricultural Meteorology

 19.1. Answer key of objective questions

 1: Standard Meteorological Week (SMW)

 2: Hygrometric Table

 3: SVP at Dry Bulb and Wet Bulb Temperature (mb)

4: Extra-terrestrial radiation (ra) expressed in equivalent evaporation (mm-1)

5: Mean Monthly values of Extra-terrestrial Radiation (cal/cm2/day) for different latitudes

6: Maximum possible hours of Sunshine (N) for different latitudes in Northern Hemisphere

 7: Monthly mean weather parameter of Sardarkrushinagar (1991-2020)



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