METEOROLOGY

Course Description

This course includes studying the relationship between meteorological factors and agricultural production. Course content covers: Definition, Aim and History of Meteorology; Earth and its Atmosphere; The Layers of Atmosphere; Weather and Climate; Energy: Warming and Cooling Earth and the Atmosphere; Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere; Incoming Solar Energy; Radiation Absorption, Emission, and Equilibrium; Earth’s Annual Energy Balance; Radiation; Seasonal and Daily Temperatures; Seasons of the Earth: Seasons in the Northern and Sothern Hemispheres; Protecting Crops from the Cold; Air Temperature Data; Air Temperature and Human Comfort; Atmospheric Humidity; Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds; Stability and Cloud Development; Precipitation; Air Pressure and Winds; Small and Local Winds; Global Wind Systems; Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions; Air Masses and Fronts; Middle-Latitude Cyclones; Weather Forecasting.

METEOROLOGY

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Identify (2) the vocabulary and standard units of meteorlogy
2. 02 Evaluate (5) them
3. 03 Explain (4) laws, central principles, and models of meteorological measurements and forecasts.
4. 04 By applying (3) meteorological data
5. 05 Predicting (5) their effects on agricultural production.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Ahrens, C.D, R.Henson, 2010. Meteorology Today, 11th edition. ISBN- 13; 978-1305113589

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Identify (2) the vocabulary and standard units of meteorlogy SOLO 2
2. L02 Evaluate (5) them SOLO 5
3. L03 By applying (3) meteorological data SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Becoming aware of sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural science
2. P02 Having sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic agricultural production especially in pomology, viticulture, olericulture, floriculture and agronomy, and their breeding
3. P03 Being well equiped with practical experiences in agriculture
4. P04 Finding the source of environmental, biotic, abiotic, technical and economical problems in agricultural crops which reduce yield and quality, and create solutions to related problems
5. P05 Defining, classifying and naming cultivated crop plants and knowing how to manage them
6. P06 Breeding of horticultural and field crops, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties
7. P07 Applying up-to-date methods and techniques for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable use in agricultural commodities
8. P08 Evaluating, asseying and analyzing the changes in cultivation of horticultural and agronomic crops in respect to irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases and after postharvest handling
9. P09 Establishing and managing orchards, vineyards and field crop productions and greenhouse operations
10. P10 Obtaining data in horticulture and field crops along with researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert abilities, project writing and applying
11. P11 Identifying different roles in enchancing individual abilities and skills beside taking responsibilities, participations in team works under any given conditions
12. P12 Easily accessing to appropriate information and thinking analytically in their interested area and subjects. They can do accurate timing and planning in agricultural productions in year round. They think analytically, prepare questionaries, have an exploratory and creative vision and use the obtained knowledge for the benefit of farmers and societies
13. P13 Having ability to transfer information and also able to easily communicate with the people in the field at different levels. They have self - confidence and self- improvement skills as well

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