Name: Romila R. Osorio Date: Sept.

13, 2019
Course/Year:BSA-4 Agricultural Extension Rating: _____________
Subject: Ag. Eng’g. 1 Laboratory Exercise: 1
Aklan State University
College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Environmental Sciences
Banga, Aklan

Agro- Meteorological Observation Practices

I. Introduction

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes
and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate
and are explained by the science of meteorology.

II. Objectives:
1. To observe the practices of weather data gathering at the BSWM-ASU Agromet
and Automated Weather Station (AWS).
2. To discuss the process of daily weather observation on the following weather
data:
a. Rainfall
b. Minimum temperature
c. Maximum temperature
d. Relative Humidity
e. Evaporation
f. Number of hours of sunshine
g. Daily global radiation
3. To draw the meteorological instruments found at BSWM-ASU Agromet Station.
4. To surf in the internet other meteorological instruments not found at the Agromet
Station.

III. Procedure
1. Visit the BSWM-ASU Agromet Station
2. Listen to the discussion of your instructor and take note of the uses and the
processes of how weather data is taken.
3. Explain the collection of data on the following:
a. Rainfall (SRG)
b. Minimum temperature
c. Evaporation
d. Number of hours of sunshine
e. Daily global radiation
4. Be familiar with the collection of data from the Automated Weather Station

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 5. Draw the meteorological instruments found at the Agromet Station
6. Differentiate Agromet Station from Automated Weather Station.

IV. Write the brief description and use of the meteorological instruments found in the
table below:

Instruments Description Uses

A. Solar

1.sunshine recorder Inside the recorders Used for recording the

adjustable frame are two amount of sunlight that a
important pieces: a paper particular location receiver
strip and a glass sphere that throughout a day.
can focus the sunlight
strongly enough to singe the
paper.

2. pyranograph Is mounted in a ring-device Used for recording of total

that shields it from the direct direct and scattered or
rays of the sun. scattered solar radiation.

3. pyranometer Sensors that measure global Used to measure the

short wave radiation apogee amount of irradiance that
instruments offer both silicon reaches the earth surface.
cell and black body
thermopile pyranometers.

4. pyrheliometer a measuring instrument, Used to quantify the direct

which uses a formula to sun bears of solar
convert watts per squared insolation.
meter
B. Temperature

1.Maximum Thermometer The common maximum Used to measure the

thermometer is the mercury- maximum temperature
in-glass thermometer with a within a period (usually
constriction in the bore below daily).
the lowest graduation.
2. Minimum Thermometer A very light, about 2cm

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 dumb-bell shaped dark glass Used to measure the
index within the alcohol minimum temperature
column. which a period (usually
daily) and is an alcohol in
a glass.

3. Sixth’s Thermometer A registering thermometer It is used to record the

which can record the extremes of temperature
maximum and minimum at a location for instance
temperature. in meteorology and
horticulture.

C. Air Moisture

1.Sling Psychometer A hygrometer that can be Used to determine the wet

rotated in the air to make a bulb temperature of the
wet-bulb attain a constant air as a step in
value. determining the relative
humidity.

2. Hygrometer Has a two bulb: one wet and Used to measure the
one dry: Both bulbs are humidity in the air.
thermometers though one is
covered with a wet towel.

3. Hygrograph A device has a ribbon An instrument for

mounted on a drum, which is continuously recording the
rotated by a clock relative humidity of the air.
mechanism.
D. Rainfall

1. Rain gauge Covered by a funnel, with an Used for measuring the

open collector area at the top
where A is the area of
collection.
amount of precipitation
especially rainfall
amounts fallen during a
given time interval at a
certain location.

E. Wind

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 1. Barometer Consists of a sealed glass Used to measure air
ball that is half filled with pressure in a certain
water. environment.

2. Anemometer Has three or four cups Used for measuring wind

attached to horizontal arms speed, and also a
common weather station
instrument.

3. Wind Vane Has two parts or end: one Used for showing the
that is usually shaped like an direction of the wind.
arrow and turns into the one
end that is wider so that it
crashes the breeze.

4. Radiosonde A battery-powered telemetry Used to determining wind

instrument carried into the speed and direction finder
atmosphere usually by a Or GPS.
weather balloon that
measures various
atmospheric parameters and
transmits then by radio to a
ground receiver.

5. Weather Balloon A balloon specifically a type Used to track the

of high altitude balloon that
carries instrument a left to
send back information on
atmospheric pressure.
F. Typhoon, etc.
balloon’s azimuth and
elevation, which are then
converted to estimated
wind speed and direction
and/ or cloud height, as
applicable.

1. Satellite An object that has been To monitor cloud pattern

intentionally placed into orbit. for a weather station will
be different than a
satellite.

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 2. Radar Consist of a transmitter which Uses radio waves to
produces an electromagnetic determine the range,
signal. angle or velocity of
objects.
G. Automated Weather Integrated system of Used to measure, record
Station(AWS) components. and often transmit
weather parameters such
as temperature, wind
speed and direction, solar
radiation and
precipitation.

IV. Drawing/Pictures of the different Meteorological Instruments and Automated

Weather Station (AWS)

V. Label the different parts of the AWS and give its functions

VI. Differentiate Agromet Station from Automated Weather Station.

The Agro meteorological Station (Agro-Met) is another station using the advanced
remote data-acquisition unit (arQ) geared with the multi-parameter weather sensors
which can simultaneously measure wind speed, speed and direction; air temperature,
solar radiation, and sunshine duration. The AWS is an automated version of the
traditional Agromet station, either to save human labour or to enable measurements
from remote areas. Data from the AWS are transmitted in real time to a central server
which can be viewed from a web-based system through internet.

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VII. Conclusion