ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਗਰੀਕਲਚਰਲ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
62nd Year of Education & Service
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology
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Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana came into existence during 1962. Until 1981, teaching and research in Agrometeorology discipline was carried out within the Department of Agronomy. However, based on recommendations of National Commission on Agriculture, an independent department of Agril. Meteorology was established during 1981-82 with assistance from ICAR.
The M.Sc. Programme initiated in 1979-80 while Ph.D programme was started in 1992-93 PAU was the first institution in the country to start these programme and to start short range weather forecast s and issuance of Agro advisories for farmers. A net work of automatic weather stations covering all five agroclimatic zones with central facility at Ludhiana has been established.
Research thrust in Agrometeorology include weather driven dynamic crop growth and yield simulation models for various crops, crop weather relationships, weather- crop-insects/diseases interactions,. Climatic changes and their effects on crop productivity, modifications to alleviate environmental stress, evapotranspiration and water requirements of important crops.
An excellent infrastructure has been created for teaching/ extension and research in agrometeorology viz. climatology, crop weather interactions, field microclimate modifications to alleviate environmental stresses, evapotranspiration and water requirements of crop, weather crop insect/disease interactions, crop growth simulation modelling and climate changes effects on crop production. These studies form the bases to formulate agro advisories to face aberrant weather conditions and advise on efficient farm management practices to farmers.
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Head of Department
Name : Dr. Pavneet Kaur Kingra
Address : Head, Department of Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology
Office : 01612401960 Ext. 242, Ext-322
Phone : +919478761003
E-Mail : hodam@pau.edu
Brief Introduction
Dr Pavneet Kaur Kingra obtained M.Sc Agricultural Meteorology in 1996 and Ph.D Agricultural Meteorology in 2009 from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana. She has been on the faculty of Agricultural Meteorology (Department of Climate Change and Agril. Meteorology, PAU) since 1999 and teaching various undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Agricultural Meteorology. She has guided 10 M.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. students as Major Advisor.
She has expertise in the field of Climate Change and its impacts on crop evapotranspiration and water productivity, Crop weather relations, Micrometeorology and Remote Sensing applications in Agriculture and Climate Change. She has authored more than 125 research papers, 5 books, 5 book chapters and seven practical manuals for various courses of Agricultural Meteorology along with many research reports, bulletins, booklets, pamphlets and popular articles. She has presented papers in several national/international symposia, seminars and conferences and attended several workshops.
She is life member of many professional societies such as Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Indian Meteorological Society, Association of Agrometeorologists, Indian Society of Agronomy, Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Society of Geoinformatics, Indian Society of Agricultural Physics, Indian Ecological Society, Punjab Academy of Sciences etc. She has handled different research projects funded by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi and Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India.
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Thrust Areas
- Development of weather and climate change data archive and retrieval system.
- Targeted research on crop-weather and crop-weather-pest relationship studies.
- Crop growth modeling,Microclimate modifications, Crop evapotranspiration, Agro-climatic characterization, Remote sensing and related areas in applied agricultural meteorology.
- Devise, validate and operationalize predictive models in forecasting agricultural productivity and food production under changing climate scenarios.
- Devise and evaluate methods to increase carbon sequestration / carbon trading and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions through interdisciplinary approaches.
- Studies on assessing the impact of climate changes on water resources and development of suitable water management strategies for the region.
- Evaluation of existing and development of improved agricultural production and protection technologies for field, vegetable and horticulture crops in view of changing climate scenarios.
- Studies on effect of climatic changes on dynamics of weed flora, insect pest and diseases of major field, vegetable and fruit crops and their eco-friendly management.
- Studies on agro-forestry / forestry aspects relevant to climate change.
- Economic/socio-economic studies for evaluation of alternative strategies contemplated for combating impacts of climate change on agriculture and conservation of natural resources.
- Evolve a logical operational framework for assessing risks of climate change, accounting for existing and future climatic uncertainties, and pertinent socio-economic and environmental risks for making policy/planning decisions.
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Faculty
Faculty
| S.No | Name & Designation | E-Mail/Telephone |
| 1. | Dr Harleen Kaur Assistant Professor |
kaurharleen12@pau.edu +91-9592807222 |
| 2. | Dr K K Gill Principal Agrometeorologist |
kkgill@pau.edu 98553 85287 |
| 3. | Dr Lakhvir Kaur Dhaliwal Professor, Agril. Meteorology |
dhaliwal1969@pau.edu +91-9463664096 |
| 4. | Dr P K Kingra Professor, Agril. Meteorology |
pkkingra@pau.edu +91-9478761003 |
| 5. | Dr Prabhjyot Kaur Sidhu Principal Scientist (Agrometeorology) |
pksidhu@pau.edu +91-9878519836 |
| 6. | Dr Raj Kumar Pal Assistant Professor |
rkpal1985@pau.edu +91-9646217276 |
| 7. | Dr Sandeep Singh Sandhu Principal Agronomist |
ssandhu@pau.edu +91-8146300110 |
| 8. | Dr Sarabjot Kaur Sandhu Senior Agrometeorologist |
skchahal@pau.edu +91-9914233078 |
| 9. | Dr Som Pal Singh Professor, Agril. Meteorology |
sompal69@pau.edu +91-8146700669 |
| 10. | Dr Sukhjeet Kaur Assistant Professor |
sukhjeetkaur88@pau.edu +91-9803609190 |
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Faculty Distinctions
Faculty Members working in other Department at Research Stations
| Name of Award | Year | Name of Scientist |
| M S Randhawa Best Book Award | 1986 | Dr H S Mavi |
| Punjab Sarkar Parman Patar | 1992 | Dr H S Mavi |
| Pesticide India Award | 1992 | Dr O P Jhurar |
| Canadian Commonwealth Fellowship | 1993 | Dr Gurmeet Singh |
| Invited Member, New York Academy of Sciences | 1994 | Dr S S Hundal |
| Appreciation certificate by Punjab State Council, Chandiagarh | 1995 | Dr H S Mavi |
| Dr. Harbhajan Singh Gold Medal | 1998 | Dr O P Jhurar |
| Jawahar Lal Nehru Award | 1998 | Dr O P Jhurar |
| Dr. P D Mistry Best Ph.D Thesis Award | 2008 | Dr P K Sidhu |
| Award of Fellowship of Association of Agrometeorologists “FAAM” | 2022 | Dr P K Sidhu |
| Dr S Venkatraman young Scientist Award by Association of Agrometeorologists | 2022 | Dr S K Mishra |
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Important Achievements
- Ludhiana Center of “All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology” received “BEST CENTER AWARD” during the XIV- Biennial Workshop of AICRPAM during 5-7 December 2016
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Current Projects
State Sponsored projects
| Sr. No. | Title of Scheme | Scientists Working |
| 1 | Establishment of Department of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology (Teaching) | Dr L K Dhaliwal, Dr P K Kingra, Dr Sompal Singh, Dr R K Pal, Dr Sukhjeet Kaur and Dr Harleen Kaur |
| 2 | Establishment of Department of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology (Research) | Dr Sarabjot Kaur Sandhu |
AICRP/IMD Projects
| Sr. No. | Title of Scheme | Scientists Working |
| 1 | All India Coordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology | Dr P K Sidhu and Dr S S Sandhu |
| 2 | Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa” project of India Meteorological Department funded by MoES | Dr K K Gill |
Competitive Projects
| Sr. No. | Title of Scheme | Scientists Working |
| 1. | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)-(ICAR,2011 till date) | Dr P K Sidhu and Dr S S Sandhu |
| 2. | Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agrometeorology and Land based observation" sposonsored by MoES | Dr K K Gill |
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Important Publications
Research Publications (NAAS rating >7.00):
- Kothiyal Shivani, Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S and Kaur Jatinder (2023) Modelling the climate change impact of mitigation (RCP 2.6) and high emission (RCP 8.5) scenario on maize yield and possible adaptation measures in different agroclimatic zones of Punjab, India. J of the Science of Food and Agriculture https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12779. (NAAS rating:10.13).
- Kothiyal Shivani , Kaur Prabhjyot and Kaur Jatinder (2023) A critical analysis of effect of projected temperature and rainfall for differential sowing of maize cultivars under RCP4.5 and RCP6.0 scenarios for Punjab. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 151 : 329–354 . (NAAS rating:9.41).
- Bopche Usaka, Kingra P K, Setia R and Singh Som Pal (2022) Spatio-temporal analysis of meteorological drought in Punjab under past, present and future climate change scenarios. Arabian Journal of Geosciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10025-5 (NAAS rating: 7.83).
- Santanu Kumar Bal, Dhakar Rajkumar, P Vijaya Kumar, Mishra A, Pramod V P, Sarah Chandran M A, Sandeep V M, Subba Rao V M, Gill K K and Prasad Rajendra (2021) Temporal Trends in frost occurrence and their prediction models using multivariate statistical techniques for two diverse locations of Northern India. Theoratical and Applied Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03786-8 (NAAS rating: 9.18)
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S ,Dhillon B S and Singh H (2021) Rice yield variability in Punjab – an overview of five decades. Paddy and Water Environment 19(4):673-681. (NAAS rating: 7.26).
- Kaur Jaspreet, Sandhu S S and Sharma Sandeep (2021) Yield response of wheat grown under periodic heat stress imposed by using mini heat tents. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 207:285–303. (NAAS rating: 9.06).
- Majumder Atin, Setia Raj, Kingra P K, Sembhi Harjinder, Singh Som Pal and Pateriya Brijendra (2021). Estimation of land surface temperature using different retrieval methods to study the spatio-temporal variations of surface urban heat and cold islands in Indian Punjab. Environment, Development and Sustainability https:’’doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01321-3 (NAAS Rating: 8.14).
- Sekhon H S, Setia R, Singh Som Pal, Kingra P K, Ansari J (2021) Spatio-temporal analysis of the relationship between climate variables and water logging using satellite remote sensing. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14: 1306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07653-8 (NAAS rating: 7.33).
- Dhaliwal Ramandeep Kaur, Kashyap Neeraj, Malhotra Puneet, Dash Shakti Kant, Dhaliwal Lakhvir Kaur and Kaur Simarjeet (2021) Determination of heat stress zone for daily milk yield using carryoverheat effect model in Murrah buffaloes. Tropical Animal Health and Production 53: 488 (Pages 1-9) (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02927-5). (NAAS Rating 7.33).
- Kaur Samanpreet, Singh Ramandeep,Vashisht Bharat Bhusan,Gill K K and Aggarwal Rajan (2020) Modelling the response of paddy water balance on groundwater level fluctuations in Central Punjab. Journal of Hydroinformatics. 22 (6). 1663-1671. (NAAS rating 8.38)
- Sandhu S S, Prabhjyot-Kaur, K K Gill and B B Vashisth (2020) The effect of recent climate shifts on optimal sowing windows for wheat in Punjab, India. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 11(4): 1177–1190. (NAAS rating: 7.01).
- Majumder Atin, Kingra P K, Setia Raj, Singh Som Pal and Pateyria Brijender (2018) Influence of land use / land cover changes on surface temperature and its effect on crop yield in different agro-climatic regions of Indian Punjab. Geocarto International DOI:10.1080/10106049.2018.1520927 (NAAS rating: 7.65)
- Singh P K,Singh K K, Gill K K, Niwas Ram, Singh R S and Sharma S (2017) Dry Biomass portioning of growth and development in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop using CERES-wheat in different agroclimatic zones of India. Current Science 113 (4): 752-66. (NAAS rating: 7.01)
- Chauhan B S, Kaur Prabhjyot, Mahajan G,Randhawa R K,Singh H and Kang M S (2014) Global Warming and Its Possible Impact on Agriculture in India. Advances in Agronomy 123 : 65 -121. (NAAS rating= 11.06)
- Jalota S K, Vashisht B B,Kaur H, Kaur S and Kaur Prabhjyot (2014) Location specific climate change scenario and its impact on rice and wheat in central Indian Punjab. Agricultural Systems 131: 77-86. (NAAS rating= 8.50)
- Sandhu S S, Mahal S S , Vashist K K, Buttar G S, Brar A S and Singh Maninder (2012) Crop and water productivity of bed transplanted rice as influenced by various levels of nitrogen and irrigation in northwest India. Agricultural Water Management, 104:32– 39. (NAAS rating= 7.6)
BOOKS:
- Mahi G S and Kingra P K (2022) Environment, Weather Systems and Agriculture.Published by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
- Singh Sandeep , Gill K K and Riar Tejinder Singh (2022) Agricultural Glossary. Published by PAU Press, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Kukal S S and Kingra P K (2019) Introduction to Environment and Disaster Management.Kalyani Publishers.
- Mahi G S and Kingra P K (2018) Fundamentals of Agroemteorology & Climate Change (IIIrd Edtn.).Kalyani Publishers.
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K and Dhiamn J S (2016)Coffee table book on Climate Change and Agriculture
- Mahi G S and Kingra P K (2013) Comprehensive Agrometeorology. Kalyani Publishers.
- Mahi G S and Kingra P K (2013) Fundamental of Agrometeorology. Kalyani Publishers.
- Dhaliwal L K, Hundal S S and Biswas Barun (2010) Encyclopedia of Agricultural Meteorology. Publishers: NIPA, New Delhi.
- Mavi H S (1994) Introduction to Agrometeorology.Oxford & IBH publishing Co. Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.
PRACTICAL MANUALS:
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Kaur Sukhjeet and Misra Ashutosh (2021) Crop Weather Models.
- Sandhu Sarabjot Kaur, Singh Harpeet and Kaur Prabhjyot (2020) Agrometeorological measurements and instrumentation.
- Sandhu Sarabjot Kaur, Singh Harpeet, Kaur Sukhjeet and Kaur Prabhjyot (2020) Elementary Agro-Climatology.
- Singh Harpreet, Sandhu Sarabjot Kaur and Kaur Prabhjyot (2019) Introductory Agrometeorology and Climate Change.
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K and Singh Som Pal (2013) Applied Agrometeorology.
- Kingra P K, Dhaliwal L K and Singh Som Pal (2013) Applied Agricultural Climatology.
- Singh Som Pal and Kingra P K (2013) Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture.
- Kingra P K, Dhaliwal L K and Singh Som Pal (2013) Soil Water Balance Climatology.
- Hundal S S and Kaur Prabhjyo. Agrometeorological Instrumentation.
- Dhaliwal L K and Kaur Prabhjyot(2003) Practical Manual on Agrometeorology.
- Mahi G S, Kingra P K and Bal S K (2002) Weather Forecasting.
- Hundal S S, Dhaliwal L K , KAur Prabhjyot and Kingra P K (1999) Introductory Agrometeorology.
- Kingra P K,Bal S K and Hundal S S. Fundamentals of Agroclimatology.
- Kingra P K, Bal S K and Hundal S S.Micrometeorology.
BULLETINS:
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S, Kaur Samanpreet, Dhir A, Kaur J, Singh J and Kotiyal Shivani (2021) Agroclimatic Atlas of Punjab- Trends and Projections. 106 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu Sarabjot Kaur and Kaur Sukhjeet (2021) Environment – Introduction, Concerns and Management. 36 pages. ISBN: 978-81-953797-6-7. Publication no.PAU/2021/F/788/E.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S, Kaur J, Singh J and Dhir A (2020) Crop weather calendars for crops in Punjab. AICRPAM, 44 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, S S Sandhu, Singh J, Singh S, Kaur J, and Dhir A (2020) Climate Change Projections for Punjab during 21st Century. 42 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot and Sandhu S S (2020) Daily temperature normals in Punjab. 42 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S, Kaur Harleen and Kaur J (2020) Climate Change in Punjab- Some facts. 16 pages.
- Gill K K , Sandhu S S and Bhatt Kavita (2020) 50 dynamic years of Ludhiana weather.
- Gill K K and Kaur Navneet (2018) Mausam te adharat kheti salah.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S, Singh H, Kaur Navneet, Singh S and Kaur A (2016) Climatic features and their variability in Punjab. 78 pages.
- Gill K K, Kingra P K and Kukal S S ( 2016) Long term weather variability in central Punjab.
- Rao V U M , Subba Rao A V M , Sarath Chandran M A , Kaur Prabhjyot, P Vijaya Kumar,Rao B Bapuji, Khandgonda I R and Rao Ch Srinivasa (2015) District level crop weather calendars of major crops in India. 31 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Singh Harpreet, Rao V U M, Hundal S S , Sandhu S S, Nayyar S, Rao B Bapuji and Kaur A (2015) Agrometeorology of wheat in Punjab state of India. 86 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S,Singh S and Gill K K (2013) Climate Change- Punjab Scenario. 16 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Bala Ashu, Singh Harpreet and Sandhu S S (2013) Guidelines to prepare Crop Weather Calender. 18 pages.
- Jalota S K and Kaur Prabhjyot (2013) Climate change in Punjab and crop yields. 22 pages.
- Gill K K and Kingra P K (2013) Climate of Ludhiana.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Sandhu S S, Singh Harpreet, Gill K K, Bal S K, Bala Ashu and Singh Amarinder (2012) Weather based decisions for wheat cultivation in Punjab. 60 pages.
- Vatta Kamal,Kaur Prabhjyot,Singh Harpreet and Grover Tinku (2012) Vulnerability of Punjab agriculture to climate change – A district wise analysis. 44 pages.
- Kaur Prabhjyot,Hundal S S and Singh Harpreet (2010) All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology – Ludhiana Center : Research Achievements (1984-2009). 84 pages.
BOOKLETS/PAMPHLETS ( For distribution to the farmers):
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Kaur Sukhjeet and Kaur Harleen (2021) Climate Smart Agriculture in the Era of Climate Change.
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Kaur Sukhjeet and Kaur Harleen (2021) Jalvaayu tabdeele deh yug vich jalvayu smart kheti.
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K,Jain Gourav and Bal Rupali (2021) Jalvayu Parivaratan – Mausami Bhikahvani, Khetibari Atte Pashu Utpadan.
- Gill K K (2021) Kisana di Sewa lai Mausam di Jankari ate Kheti Taknika da Pasar
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K, Kaur Sukhjeet, Kaur Amandeep, and Singh Jaswinder (2019) Vadh Rahe Tapmaan da Pausian te Parbav.
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K, Kaur Amandeep, Kaur Sukhjeet and Singh Jaswinder (2019) Mausam Ate Pashuian deeyan bimariyaan.
- Kaur Jagdish and Gill K K (2019) Je kanak Happy Seeder naal Biji hai tan Dhyaan Deo.
- Gill K K (2018) Electronic, Print ate Social media Rahin Kisana Tak Kiven Pahunchdi hai Mausam ate Kheti Bare Jankari.
- Dhaliwal L K, Kingra P K, Ghuman S S, Kaur Sukhjeet and Singh S (2017) Jalvayu privartan ate pashu utpadan.
- Dhaliwal L K, Sandhu Sarabjot Kaur and Ladhar S S ( 2017) Jalvayu parivartan ate khetibarhi
- Gill K K (2016) Mausam di Bhavikbani ate Fasal Parbandh
- Kaur Prabhjyot, Harpreet SIngh, Amarinder SIngh, S K Bal, Sandeep Singh Sandhu, Ashu Bala and Chamandeep Singh (2011)Mausmi Badlaw-Karan, Asar ate Anukulan vidhiyaan.
- Dhaliwal L K, Chahal Sarabjot Kaur and P P S Pannu (2009) Mausam ate kanak deeyan bimariyaan.
- Dhaliwal L K, Chahal Sarabjot Kaur and P P S Pannu (2009) Mausam ate Jhone deeyan bimariyaan.
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Academic Programs
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CONTENTS
Undergraduate Courses
Course No. : Agromet 102 (1+1) Sem II
Title : Introductory Agrometeorology and Climate Change
Syllabus Theory : Agrometeorology – definition, scope. Earth atmosphere - its composition, extent and structure. Atmospheric weather variables. Elements and factors of weather and climate. Atmospheric pressure. Wind, types, daily and seasonal variation. Cyclone, anticyclone. Land and sea breeze. Solar radiation - solar constant, depletion, short and long wave, thermal radiation, net radiation, albedo. Atmospheric temperature, inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations, vertical profile. Energy balance of earth. Atmospheric humidity, saturation vapor pressure, condensation. Dew, fog, mist, frost. Precipitation, process, types.Cloud formation and classification. Artificial rainmaking. Monsoon - mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture. Weather hazards. Agriculture and weather relations. Modifications of microclimate. Climatic normals for crop and livestock production. Weather forecasting – types and applications. Climate change and impacts on agriculture.
Theory Outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Introduction to General Climatology: Weather & Climate and its importance |
1 |
| 2. | Agrometeorology – Definition, branches, practical utility and future scope | 2 |
| 3. | Structure and Composition of Earth’s Atmosphere: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere Vertical Distribution of Temperature and Pressure |
2 |
| 4. | Atmospheric weather variables Elements and Factors of Weather and Climate |
2 |
| 5. | Atmospheric pressure. Wind, types, daily and seasonal variation. Cyclone, anticyclone. Land and sea breeze | 1 |
| 6. | Solar radiation - solar constant, depletion, short and long wave, thermal radiation, net radiation, albedo. Energy balance of earth | 1 |
| 7. | Atmospheric temperature, inversion, lapse rate, daily and seasonal variations, vertical profile | 1 |
| 8. | Atmospheric humidity, saturation, vapor pressure, condensation. Dew, fog, mist, frost. Precipitation, process, types. Cloud formation and classification | 2 |
| 9. | Artificial rainmaking. Monsoon - mechanism and importance in Indian agriculture | 1 |
| 10. | Weather hazards. Agriculture and weather relations | 1 |
| 11. | Modifications of microclimate | 1 |
| 12. | Climatic normals for crop and livestock production | 1 |
| 13. | Weather forecasting – types and applications | 2 |
| 14. | Climate change and impacts on agriculture | 2 |
| Total | 20 | |
Recommended Books:
- Mahi G S and P K Kingra. 2018. Fundamentals of Agrometeorology and Climate Change. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
- Lal D S. 1998. Climatology. Sharda Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad.
- Mavi H S. 1994. Introduction to Agrometeorology (Second Edition) Oxford, IBH, New Delhi.
- Syllabus Practical: Visit to agrometeorological observatory. Site selection of observatory and exposure of instruments and weather data recording. Measurement of total, short and long wave radiations and their estimation using Planck’s intensity law. Measurement of albedo and sunshine duration, computation of radiation intensity using BSS. Measurement of maximum and minimum air temperatures, tabulation, trend and variation analysis. Measurement of soil temperature and computation of soil heat flux. Determination of vapor pressure and relative humidity. Determination of dew point temperature. Measurement of atmospheric pressure and analysis of atmospheric conditions. Measurement of wind speed and wind direction, preparation of wind rose. Measurement, tabulation and critical analysis of rainfall. Computation of drought indices. Measurement of open pan evaporation and evapotranspiration. Computation of PET and AET.
- Practical Outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Visit to an agrometeorological observatory and to prepare the lay out plan of the agrometeorological observatory | 1 |
| 2. | Site selection of observatory and exposure of instruments. | 2 |
| 3. | To record, tabulate and calculate the meteorological parameters | 1 |
| 4. | Measurement of total, short and long wave radiations and their estimation using Planck’s intensity law | 1 |
| 5. | Measurement of albedo and sunshine duration, computation of radiation intensity using BSS | 1 |
| 6. | Measurement of maximum and minimum air temperatures, tabulation, trend and variation analysis | 1 |
| 7. | Measurement of soil temperature and computation of soil heat flux | 1 |
| 8. | Determination of vapour pressure and relative humidity | 1 |
| 9. | Determination of dew point temperature | 1 |
| 10. | Measurement of atmospheric pressure and analysis of atmospheric conditions. | 1 |
| 11. | Measurement of wind speed and wind direction, preparation of wind rose | 1 |
| 12. | Measurement, tabulation and critical analysis of rainfall | 1 |
| 13. | Computation of drought indices | 1 |
| 14. | Measurement of open pan evaporation and evapotranspiration | 1 |
| 15. | Computation of PET and AET | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
Course No. : Agromet 301 (2+1) Sem II
Title : System Simulation and Agroadvisory
Syllabus Theory : Systems approach for representing soil-plant-atmospheric continuum, system boundaries. Crop models –concepts, types, techniques, basic data requirements, relational diagrams. Evaluation of crop responses to weather elements. Elementary crop growth models, Calibration, validation, verification and sensitivity analysis. Potential and achievable crop production-concept and modeling techniques for their estimation. Crop production in moisture and nutrient limited conditions. Components of soil water and nutrient balance. Insect and disease forecasting models. Weather forecasting, types, methods, tools and techniques, forecast verification. Value added weather forecast; ITK for weather forecast and its validity. Crop-weather calendars. Preparation of agro-advisory bulletin based on weather forecast and crop simulation models and its effective dissemination.
Theory outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Systems approach for representing soil-plant-atmospheric continuum | 2 |
| 2. | Crop models – concepts, types, techniques, basic data requirements, relational diagrams | 2 |
| 3. | Evaluation of crop responses to weather elements | 2 |
| 4. | Elementary crop growth models, Calibration, validation, verification, and sensitivity analysis | 2 |
| 5. | Potential and achievable crop production- concept and modelling techniques for their estimation | 2 |
| 6. | Crop production in moisture and nutrient limited conditions | 2 |
| 7. | Components of soil, water and nutrient balance | 2 |
| 8. | Insect and disease forecasting models | 2 |
| 9. | Weather forecasting, types, methods, tools and techniques, forecast verification | 2 |
| 10. | Value added weather forecast | 1 |
| 11. | ITK for weather forecast and its validity | 2 |
| 12. | Crop weather calendars | 1 |
| 13. | Preparation of agroadvisory bulletins | 1 |
| 14. | Crop simulation models | 2 |
| 15. | Dissemination of agro-advisory bulletin | 1 |
| Total | 26 | |
Syllabus Theory : Preparation of crop weather calendars. Preparation of agroadvisories based on weather forecast using various approaches and synoptic charts. Working with statistical and simulation models for crop growth. Potential and achievable production. Yield forecasting, insect and disease forecasting models. Simulation with limitations of water and nutrient management options. Sensitivity analysis of varying weather and crop management practices. Use of statistical approaches in data analysis and preparation of historical and present meteorological data for medium range weather forecast. Feedback from farmers about the agro-advisory.
Practical outline:
Exposure of Agrometeorological Observatories
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | 1 | |
| 2. | Preparation of crop weather calendars and its utility. | 1 |
| 3. | Preparation of agroadvisories based on weather forecast using various approaches and synoptic charts. | 3 |
| 4. | Application and Importance of agroadvisory services | 1 |
| 5. | Meaning, scope and importance of Crop Modeling | 1 |
| 6. | Working with statistical and simulation models for crop growth | 3 |
| 7. | Potential and achievable production | 1 |
| 8. | Yield forecasting, insect and disease forecasting models | 2 |
| 9. | Simulation with limitations of water and nutrient management options | 2 |
| 10. | Sensitivity analysis of varying weather and crop management practices | 2 |
| 11. | Use of statistical approaches in data analysis and preparation of historical and present meteorological data for medium range weather forecast | 3 |
| 12. | Feedback from farmers about the agro-advisory | 1 |
| Total | 21 | |
Post graduate Courses
Master's Courses
Course No. : Agromet. 501
Course Title : General Meteorology and Climatology (2+1) Sem. I
Syllabus Theory : Solar radiation & heat balance. Pressure and temperature, potential temperature. Cyclones and anticyclones. Equations of motion. General circulation, turbulence, vorticity, atmospheric waves. Gas and thermodynamic laws. Water vapour in the atmosphere. Stability and instability. Lapse rates-ascent of dry and moist air, condensation. Clouds. Hydrological cycle- precipitation processes, artificial rainmaking, thunderstorms and dust storms. Air masses and fronts. Zonal distribution of radiation, rainfall, temperature and wind. SE Asian monsoon. El Nino, La Nina and ENSO. Weather forecasting importance, types, tools and techniques of weather forecasting. Measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, moving average probability and their distribution functions. Analysis of weather systems.
Theory Outline:
| Sr. No. | Topic | No. of Lectures |
| 1. | Introduction to Solar radiation, basic definitions | 1 |
| 2. | Radiation laws, electromagnetic spectrum, radiation balance | 2 |
| 3. | Temperature, potential temperature, horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature | 3 |
| 4. | Pressure- basics, vertical distribution of pressure | 2 |
| 5. | Cyclones and anticyclones | 1 |
| 6. | Equations of motion | 2 |
| 7. | General circulation of atmosphere | 2 |
| 8. | Turbulence, vorticity, atmospheric waves | 2 |
| 9. | Gas and thermodynamic laws | 1 |
| 10. | Water vapour in the atmosphere | 1 |
| 11. | Stability and instability | 2 |
| 12. | Lapse rates-ascent of dry and moist air | 1 |
| 13. | Hydrological cycle- precipitation processes, artificial rainmaking, thunderstorms and dust storms | 2 |
| 14. | Clouds and types of clouds | 2 |
| 15. | Air masses and fronts | 2 |
| 16. | Zonal distribution of radiation, rainfall, temperature and wind | 4 |
| 17. | SE Asian monsoon. El Nino, La Nina and ENSO | 3 |
| 18. | Weather forecasting importance, types, tools and techniques of weather forecasting | 3 |
| 19. | Measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, moving average probability and their distribution functions | 2 |
| 20. | Analysis of weather systems | 1 |
| Total | 39 | |
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / Facilities & Services
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- A-Class Agrometeorological Observatory
- Temperature Gradient Tunnel
- Automatic weather station
- Advanced instruments for the measurement of radiation, temperature, relative humdity within crop, wind speed, canopy temperature, soil moisture, canopy analyser etc.
College of Agriculture / Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology / PG Students
Students admtted in M.Sc.
| List of students admitted during 2021-22 | |||||
| Sr. No. | Name | Ad. No. | Advisor | Title of Synopsis/Thesis | |
| 1. | Sakshi | L-2021-A-30-M | Dr L K Dhaliwal | Microclimatic variability in wheat sown under different resource conservation methods | |
| 2. | Sourav Choudhary | L-2021-A-32-M | Dr S K Mishra | Comprehensive water footprint assessment of Rice-Wheat and Cotton-Wheat cropping systems in southwestern Punjab | |
| 3. | Yasmin | L-2021-A-33-M | Dr Navneet Kaur | Modelling maize productivity using DSSAT and infocrop crop growth models for shivalik foothills of punjab | |
| 4. | Ajay | L-2021-A-329-M | Dr Sarabjot Kaur Sandhu | Effect of microclimate on rust of wheat (Triticum aestivum) under open and poplar plantation | |
| 5. | Lovepreet Singh | L-2021-A-330-M | Dr Barun Biswas | Evaluation of APSIM wheat model for varying sowing time and nitrogen applications in central Punjab | |
| List of students admitted during 2022-23 | |||||
| 1. | Jaspreet Kaur | L-2022-A-22-M | Dr L K Dhaliwal | Yet to be approved | |
| 2. | Jaspreet SIngh | L-2022-A-23-M | Dr Navneet Kaur | Spatio temporal projections in temperature and rainfall uding CPIM6 models for different locations of Punjab | |
| 3. | Khushwinder SIngh Sidhu | L-2022-A-24-M | Dr Sompal Singh | Microclimate modification for maize to optimise input use efficiency and enhance the productivity using CERES maize model | |
| 4. | Mahakdeep Singh | L-2022-A-25-M | Dr Sukhjeet Kaur | Yet to be approved | |
| 5. | Rohan Sihag | L-2022-A-26-M | Dr P K Kingra | Spatial sensitivity of paddy and wheat to meteorological parameters in central Punjab | |
| 6. | Sofia | L-2022-A-26-M | Dr Sudhir Mishra | Yet to be approved | |
| 7. | Akashdeep Sharma | L-2022-A-258-M | Dr Sarabjot Kaur Sandhu | Crop-weather-disease interaction studies in kharif moong (Vigna radiata) under different sowing environments | |
| 8. | Navneet Kaur | L-2022-A-259-M | Dr P K Sidhu | Yet to be approved | |
| 9. | Sonia | L-2022-A-260-M | Dr K K Gill | Yet to be approved | |
| List of students admitted during 2019-20 | ||||
| 1. | Atin Majumdar | L-2019-A-24-D | Dr L K Dhaliwal | Retrieval of biophysical parameters of direct seeded and transplanted rice using field experiment and satellite remote sensing |
| List of Ph.D students admitted during 2020-21 | ||||
| 1. | A Bala Krishna | L-2020-A-15-D | Dr P K Sidhu | Evaluation of bias correction techniques in simulated meteorological data by climate models and time trend analysis of climate change in Punjab |
| 2. | Sony Bora | L-2020-A-17-D | Dr P K Kingra | Water footprint accounting of wheat under abiotic stresses using crop simulation and earth observation systems |
| List of students admitted during 2021-22 | ||||
| 1. | Mangshatabam Annie | L-2021-A-1-D | Dr R K Pal | Integration of extended range weather forecast with crop simulation model and remote sensing for yield prediction of rice |
| 2. | Abhishek Dhir | L-2021-A-2-D | Dr K K Gill | Development of climate risk assessment and adaptation tool for rice in central Punjab |
| 3. | Nikhil Shrishail Paschapur |
L-2021-A-4-D | Dr Barun Biswas | Rice growth and yield monitoring using remote sensing, machine learning and simulation model |
| 4. | Ankit Yadav | L-2021-A-5-D | Dr Sompal Singh | Simulation of the relationships among weather parameters, paddy residue burning and wheat yield using soft computing and geospatial techniques |
| List of students admitted during 2022-23 | ||||
| 1. | Yashi Singh | L-2022-A-1-D | Dr Sudhir Mishra | Yet to be approved |
| 2. | Simranjeet Kaur | L-2022-A-2-D | Dr L K Dhaliwal | Yet to be approved |