Meteorology and Geography

Weekly outline

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  General

  Meteorology and Geography (1+1)

  Ganapathi Naik M and M.Venkatasamy

  Overview

  This course contains two parts- Meteorology and Geography. Meteorology is the science that deals with the study of the atmosphere. Geography studies earth as the home of man. It attempts to find out the relationship between man and his environment.
  
  This course is important to understand meteorological and geographical aspects of the earth that influence on all most all activities of the human being. This course imparts overall knowledge about meteorology and geography which is applicable in fisheries activities. As fisheries is concerned, knowledge of meteorology and geography is essential for fish/shrimp farming activities as well as capture fisheries. This course imparts information on weather and climate, clouds, winds, longitude, latitude, thunderstorms, cyclones, south-west and northeast monsoon which are helpful in fisheries activities .
  
  This course gives information on precipitation, spatial and temporal variations in atmospheric temperature, pressure and humidity, physical features of the earth, factors influencing the distribution and activities of man etc. These information would be helpful in fish/shrimp farming activities such as pond construction and assessment of suitability of pond.
  
  Every year, life and property are lost due to climate-related hazards such as tropical cyclones, rough seas, lighting etc. This course gives adequate awareness about all these climate- related natural disasters. This course also deals with action of nature upon man and reaction or action of man upon nature. So that the students will get precise information about greenhouse gases, greenhouse effect, global warming and their influence on fisheries. From this course, students also get information on weather forecasting and effects of weather and climate changes on fisheries.
  

  • Course Outline Page
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  18 February - 24 February

  Meteorology

  • 1.1.Introduction to meteorology Page
  • 1.2.Divisions of Meteorology Page
  • 1.3.Structure of the atmosphere Page
  • 1.3.1.Troposphere Page
  • 1.3.2. Stratosphere Page
  • 1.3.3. Mesosphere Page
  • 1.3.4.Thermosphere Page
  • 1.3.5.Exosphere Page
  • 1.4.Composition of atmosphere
  • 1.4.1.Gases Page
  • 1.4.2. Water vapour Page
  • 1.4.3.Aerosols Page
  • PPT-1 Meteorology File
  • QUIZ -1
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  25 February - 3 March

  Weather and Climate

  • 2.1.Weather Page
  • 2.2.Climate Page
  • 2.3.Climatic control Page
  • PPT-2 Weather and climate File
  • QUIZ - 2
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  4 March - 10 March

  Process of Heat Transmission

  • 3.1.Process of Heat Transmission Page
  • 3.1.1. Conduction Page
  • 3.1.2.Convection Page
  • 3.1.3. Radiation Page
  • 3.1.4. Advection Page
  • 3.2.Heating of the atmosphere Page
  • 3.3.Heat budget of the earth Page
  • PPT-3 Heat transmission File
  • QUIZ - 3
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  11 March - 17 March

  Disposal of Insolation

  • 4.1.Insolation Page
  • 4.2.Albedo Page
  • 4.3.Greenhouse effect Page
  • 4.3.1.Greenhouse gases Page
  • 4.4.Global warming Page
  • PPT-4 Insolation File
  • QUIZ - 4
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  18 March - 24 March

  Air Temperature

  • 5.1.Air Temperature Page
  • 5.1.1. Periodic temperature variation Page
  • 5.1.2. Horizontal temperature variation Page
  • 5.1.2.1.Isotherms Page
  • 5.1.3. Vertical temperature variation Page
  • 5.2.Temperature inversion Page
  • 5.3.Actual lapse rate Page
  • 5.4.Normal lapse rate Page
  • 5.5.Temperature measuring instruments
  • 5.5.1. Maximum thermometer Page
  • 5.5.2. Minimum thermometer Page
  • 5.5.3. Sixes Thermometer Page
  • 5.5.4. Thermograph Page
  • PPT-5 Air temperature File
  • QUIZ - 5
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  25 March - 31 March

  Humidity and Water Vapour

  • 6.1.Role and causes of water vapour in the atmosphere Page
  • 6.2.Variations in humidity Page
  • 6.3.Evaporation and Condensation Page
  • 6.4.Humidity measuring instruments Page
  • PPT-6 Humidity and water vapour File
  • QUIZ - 6
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  1 April - 7 April

  Condensation

  • 7.1.Condensation Page
  • PPT-7 Condensation File
  • QUIZ - 7
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  8 April - 14 April

  Precipitation

  • 8.1.Introduction Page
  • 8.2.Rainfall in India Page
  • 8.3.Precipitation process Page
  • PPT-8 Precipitation File
  • QUIZ - 8
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  15 April - 21 April

  Atmospheric Pressure

  • 9.1.Introduction Page
  • 9.2.Units of pressure Page
  • 9.3.Periodic variation Page
  • 9.4.Vertical variation Page
  • 9.5.Horizontal variation Page
  • 9.6.High and low pressure areas Page
  • 9.7.Pressure measuring instruments Page
  • PPT-9 Atmospheric pressure File
  • QUIZ - 9
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  22 April - 28 April

  Clouds

  • 10.1.Introduction Page
  • 10.2.Cloud formation Page
  • 10.3.Classification of clouds Page
  • 10.4.Clouds and Climate Page
  • PPT-10 Clouds File
  • QUIZ - 10