INTRODUCTORY AGRO-METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTES

Introductory Agro-meteorology and Climate Change

OUTLINE NOTES

All Lecture Links

Lecture-1 Meaning and scope of agricultural meteorology:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-1-meaning-and-scope-of.html

Lecture-2 Earth’s atmosphere- its composition, extent and structure:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-2-earths-atmosphere-its.html

Lecture-3 Atmospheric weather variables; Atmospheric pressure, its variation with height:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-3-atmospheric-weather-variables.html

Lecture-4 Wind, types of wind, daily and seasonal variation of wind speed:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-4-wind-types-of-wind-daily-and.html

Lecture-5 Cyclone, anticyclone, land breeze and sea breeze:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-5-cyclone-anticyclone-land.html

Lecture-6 Nature and properties of solar radiation, solar constant, depletion of solar radiation:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-6-nature-and-properties-of.html

Lecture-7 Short wave, long wave and thermal radiation, net radiation, albedo:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-7-short-wave-long-wave-and.html

Lecture-8 Atmospheric temperature, temperature inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations of temperature, vertical profile of temperature:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-8-atmospheric-temperature.html

Lecture-9 Energy balance of earth; Atmospheric humidity, concept of saturation, vapor pressure:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-9-energy-balance-of-earth.html

Lecture-10 Process of condensation, formation of dew, fog, mist, frost, cloud:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-10-process-of-condensation.html

Lecture-11 Precipitation- process , types such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-11-precipitation-process-types.html

Lecture-12 Cloud formation and classification; Artificial rainmaking, Monsoonmechanism and importance in Indian agriculture:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-12-cloud-formation-and.html

Lecture-13 Weather hazards - drought, floods, frost, tropical cyclones and extreme weather conditions such as heat-wave and cold-wave:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-13-weather-hazards-drought.html

Lecture-14 Agriculture and weather relations; Modifications of crop microclimate, climatic norms for crop and livestock production:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-14-agriculture-and-weather.html

Lecture-15 Weather forecasting- types of weather forecast and their uses:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-15-weather-forecasting-types-of.html

Lecture-16 Climate change, climatic variability, global warming, causes of climate change and its impact on regional and national Agriculture:-

https://plantbreeding2010.blogspot.com/2025/05/lecture-16-climate-change-climatic.html