Q.61
Environmental science is defined by
which of the following statements?
Agricultural Meteorology- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024
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Q.62
Which is the first zone of purification in a sand bed?
Q.63
Which process of water treatment is done to avoid floating debris, branches, trees, or other large particles suspended in
water?
Q.64
When Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) is greater than Adiabatic Lapse Rate (ALR), then
which of the following occurs?
Q.65
Which of the following air pollution control device has maximum efficiency?
Agricultural Climatology
3 Topics
Agro-Climatic and Agro-Ecological Zones of India (Planning Commission, ICAR, NBSS&LUP), LGP & Drought Climatology
Cardinal Temperatures, Thermal Requirements of Crops, Growing Degree Days (GDD), PTU & Phenological Climatology
Climate-Crop-Pest Interactions, Livestock Biometeorology & Crop Weather Protection (Shelterbelts, Frost Control)
Crop Weather Modeling
3 Topics
Systems Analysis in Agriculture (C.T. de Wit Approach), Climate Change Scenarios (IPCC RCPs, SSPs) & Impact Projections
Crop Growth Simulation Models: Conceptual, Statistical, Deterministic, Mechanistic & Stochastic Model Architectures
Dynamic Simulation Platforms: DSSAT, CERES (Wheat, Rice, Maize), WOFOST, INFOCROP & Model Calibration
Evapotranspiration
3 Topics
Evaporation and Transpiration Physics: Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD), Dew Point, Psychrometry & Soil Water Evaporation
Active
Actual Evapotranspiration (AET) Measurement: Lysimetry, Eddy Covariance, Bowen Ratio (BREB) & Crop Coefficients (Kc)
Potential and Reference Evapotranspiration (PET, ETo): FAO-56 Penman-Monteith Equation & Empirical Methods
General Agriculture
6 TopicsGeneral Climatology
3 Topics
Extreme Weather Systems: Tropical Cyclones, Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Heat Waves, Cold Waves & Local Winds
Global Atmospheric Circulation: Hadley, Ferrel, Polar Cells, Coriolis Force, Jet Streams & Planetary Wind Belts
Climatic Classifications (Koppen, Thornthwaite, Troll), Indian Monsoon Mechanisms & Teleconnections (ENSO, IOD)
General Meteorology
3 Topics
Atmospheric Thermodynamics: Lapse Rates (DALR, SALR, ELR), Atmospheric Stability, Clouds & Precipitation Processes
Atmospheric Composition, Vertical Structure (Troposphere to Thermosphere), Atmospheric Pressure & Gas Laws
Solar Radiation: Solar Constant, Radiation Laws (Planck, Stefan-Boltzmann, Wien, Kirchhoff), Shortwave/Longwave & Albedo
Micrometeorology
3 Topics
Surface Energy Balance: Net Radiation (Rn), Sensible Heat Flux (H), Soil Heat Flux (G), Latent Heat Flux (LE) & Bowen Ratio
Canopy Microclimate: Light Interception (Beer-Lambert Law), Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) & Advection Effects
Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Surface Roughness Length (z0), Zero-Plane Displacement (d) & Logarithmic Wind Profiles
Weather Forecasting for Agriculture
3 Topics
Satellite Meteorology, IMD Agro-Advisories (GKMS), Weather Warnings & Crop-Weather Calendars
Meteorological Forecasting Scales: Nowcasting, Short-Range, Medium-Range & Long-Range Weather Forecasting
Synoptic Meteorology: Surface & Upper-Air Charts, Air Masses, Fronts & Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)
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