Exercise Use of agri-meteorological equipment and information

Introduction

2. Layout & Heights of instruments

3. Thermometers and its use in agriculture

4. Anemometer and its use in agriculture

5. Wind vane and its use in agriculture

6. Psychrometer and its use in agriculture

7. Rain gauge and its use in agriculture

8. Evaporimeter and its use in agriculture

9. Sunshine recorder and its use in agriculture

10. Cloud cover and its use in agriculture

11. Barometer and its use in agriculture

12. Other instruments and its use in agriculture

13. Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Agro meteorological observatories : are the stations at which elements of climate related to agriculture are observed to explore crop environment relationship.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has divided agro met observatories into 4 categories Principal, Ordinary, Auxiliary and Specific purpose.

Agro meteorological instruments : are the equipments used to sample the state of the atmosphere to allow the farmers, agronomists, and researchers to monitor most of the weather conditions that affect plant health.

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