ABEn 145 - Boca Lab 1

DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL AND
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, PHILIPPINES
Telephone: (053) 525-0140 local 1015
Email: dabe@vsu.edu.ph
Website: www.vsu.edu.ph
ABEn 145 – HYDROMETEOROLOGY
Name: Jessa L. Boca Course and Year: BSABE 3

Group No.: Lab Schedule: Th 1-4 pm
Laboratory Exercise No. 1

LAYOUT OF INSTRUMENTS OF VSU-PAGASA AGROMET STATION
I. INTRODUCTION
The Agrometeorological Station (Agro-Met) is another derivative station using

the advanced remote data-acquisition unit (arQ) geared with multi-parameter weather
sensors which can simultaneously measure wind speed and direction; air temperature;
air humidity; air pressure, rain amount, duration and intensity, soil moisture and
temperature, solar radiation, and sunshine duration. The station gets data from the
sensor for transmission via SMS or Satellite network. (dost.gov)
The station gets data from the sensor for transmission via SMS or Satellite
network. The device was developed to reduce vulnerability of the agriculture
specifically resource-poor upland farmers and communities to the impacts of climate
change and related natural disasters through timely and accurate data monitoring.
Agrometerological Station is ultimate goal of agricultural meteorology is to

extend and fully deploy knowledge of atmospheric and related processes to optimize
agricultural production, and hence to increase profitability, decrease risk, and feed an
expanding global population.
At this lab exercise, students will be able to recognize and identify the many
instruments present in the VSU-PAGASA agrometeorological station, as well as define
the unique roles and create a standard arrangement of VSU-PAGASA
Agrometeorological Station.
Vision: A globally competitive university for science, technology, and environmental conservation.
Mission: Development of a highly competitive human resource, cutting-edge scientific knowledge and
innovative technologies for sustainable communities and environment.
II. METHODOLOGY
This laboratory exercise was conducted to the VSU-PAGASA Agromet Station. The
whole class went/ tour in agromet station were the students gathered useful information
about it through discussion and demonstration of different instruments that will be found
in VSU-PAGASA Agromet Station conducted by the assigned person on the station to
orient, familiarize and to what is all about and their used. The teacher will offer more
information on the equipment, or the student can perform their own study into the
agromet station and the instrument utilized. Following the tour and presentation, the
student must create a page-sized scale plan or layouts of the VSU-PAGASA Agromet
Station enclosed by the fence, indicating the north direction, relative placements of the
building, shelters, instruments, and research area, and labeling them. Students can
use any drawing software (AutoCAD, QGIS, ArcGIS, etc.) or draw by hand. Indicate
the agromet station's location (longitude and latitude) as well as its height above mean
sea level. This report depicts the many instruments available in the VSU- PAGASA
agromet station, and the entire class is identified
III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

3.1 The following table summarizes the various weather forecasting instruments in
VSUPAGASA Station.
Name of Picture of Purpose How to Use Maintenance

Instrument
Instrument
1 Mercury A simple It uses a long Mercury

glass tube, barometers need to
Barometer barometer made
open at one be plugged, unless
by filling a glass end and closed they are of the
tube 32 inches at the other. Air enclosed safety
pressure is (portable) type. To
long with mercury
measured by plug the average
and inverting it so observing the domestic wheel
that the height of the barometer which
column of has a tube open to
open end of the mercury in the the atmosphere you
tube tube. At sea need to carefully
is level, air take the barometer
pressure will off the wall and rest
below the surface
push on the it vertically
of mercury in a
mercury at the
cister
open end and
support a
column of
mercury about
30 inches high.
2. Rain Gauge To measure The funnel will Check and remove
any items from the
precipitation at direct the water into rain funnel and the
any given time the top of the two debris filter. Open the
rain gauge and
tipping buckets. remove any foreign
The tipping bucket Objects. If your rain
gauge is self-
will have a water emptying, check for
limit defined by the any obstructions in
the exit path. Use a
manufacturer or soft, damp cloth to
wipe away dust
operator.
Once the collected
water
reachethe
predefined limit, the
bucket will tip and
hit the calibration.
3. Barograph Recording A barometer The instrument is

Barometer acts like a Virtually maintenance
free, regular checks of
balance that
the trace as described
'balances' the earlier is
weight of the recommended. Keep
atmosphere the sphere clean using

a nonscratching cloth,
(or air around
and remove any
you) against the debris, frost from the
weight of a grooves of the bowl
mercury
column. If the
air pressure is
high, the
mercur y will
rise
4. Aerovane Measuring the Equipped with a Equipped with a
propeller and is propeller and is used
speed and
used to measure to measure both wind
direction of wind
both wind speed speed and direction
and direction Today, aerovanes
Today, aerovanes often combine the
often combine the duties of
duties of anemometers
anemometers and weather
and weather vanes vanes
5 Evaporation An evaporation pan is The approach or Manage pan water

used to hold water 'trick' to using an depths by filling the
Pan during observations evaporation pan or pan to the top mark (2
for the determination wash tub is to fill the
of the quantity of pan with about eight inches from the top of
evaporation at a given inches of water. the pan) to initiate
location. Such pans Then, monitor it on
are of varying sizes readings, then allow
a daily or fairly
and shapes, the most frequent schedule evaporation to deplete
commonly used being to see the rate at
circular or square. water from the pan
which water
evaporates from the over several days.
pan. Refill the pan when
the water level drops
to near the 3-inch
mark
.
6 Automated To measure, An automatic Simply clean off
weathering record, and often weather station the entire unit
Station using a rag and
transmit weather works by warm soapy water.
parameters such measuring This will clear
bugs, spiders, and
as temperature, atmospheric
spider webs away
wind speed and conditions and from any inlet
direction, solar transmitting areas in the solar
radiation shield for
radiation, and them to a more realistic
precipitation. network, temperature and
humidity
Weather stations forecaster, or
display. measurements
are used on land
and sea for a
variety of
operational and
research
purposes.
7. Thermometer Thermometers Instrument used A flat, open clearing
from
is
should be shielded for measuring paved
desirable so that the
shelter and indicating
from the sun, rain, thermometer is freely
temperature, so,
snow and other a weather ventilated by the flow
sources of light, thermometer is of air. Stay at least 100
used to measure
heat, or cold that the temperature feet away
outside at any concrete or
can cause
given time. A surfaces.
erroneous readings.
weather
If an instrument thermometer will
shelter is used, it tell you how hot
or cold it is.
should be designed
to allow the
maximum possible
free flow of air while
providing protection
from heat,
precipitation and
light
8 Anemometer An instrument The stronger the Use a cloth to

wind blows, the remove any
that
faster the
measures wind noticeable
wheel
speed webbing, dirt, or
rotates. The
anemometer grime from the vane.
If you find the wind
counts the
vane is particularly
number of dirty, clean it with
rotations, warm soapy
detergent and rinse
which with water
is
used to
calculate wind
speed
9 Sunshine A meteorological A sunshine The instrument
duration instrument used recorder works is Virtually
recorder for recording the maintenance
amount of by measuring free, regular
sunlight that a the number of checks of the
particular trace as
hours during
location receives described
throughout a day which earlier is
sunshine is recommended.
Keep the
above a sphere clean
certain using a
nonscratching
threshold
cloth, and
remove any
debris, frost
from the
grooves of the
bowl
3.2. The AutoCAD and QGIS page-size scaled plan or layout of the VSU PAG-ASA
Agrometeorological Station shows the north direction, shelters and instruments, and
their labels. Estimate the latitude and longitude point, as well as the height of 7 meters
above sea level.
Latitude 10°44B43.25068BBN Longitude 124°47B26.90275BB E
3.3 Guide questions:
1. Define an agrometeorological station and give its purpose.
Agrometeorological station is a is another derivative station using the advanced remote
data-acquisition unit (arQ) geared with multi-parameter weather sensors which can
simultaneously measure wind speed and direction; air temperature; air humidity; air pressure,
rain amount, duration and intensity, soil moisture and temperature, solar radiation, and
sunshine duration. The purpose is to collect meteorological and biological data. A weather
station will help manage crops more efficiently for climatic knowledge into agriculturally usable
information by obtaining and supplying contemporaneous meteorological and biological data,
and it is also in charge of transmitting agricultural advice, warning, prediction, bulletin, and
other agriculturally valuable information.
2. List the criteria for choosing a good site for an agromet station. Is the site of the
VSUPAGASA Agromet Station properly chosen? Why?
The criteria for choosing a good site for an agromet station are the following, as a
cover, the site must not be composed of concrete or asphalt. Perimeter fences are required to
secure the site. The instrument is very important and must be oriented north. Data monitoring
is possible. Maintenance and operation. Flood free region and fairly-level and the site has no
ownership or security issues. The VSU-PAGASA Agromet Station is located in a broader
region that is free of obstructions, making it excellent for obtaining meteorological data.
3. Answer the following questions/problems.

a. Why is an Agromet station important to agriculture?
The Agromet station is important to agriculture because are providing farmers vital
information on climatic and soil conditions, enabling them to grow and irrigate their crops more
effectively.
b. What is an automatic weather station (AWS), and name the instruments that belong to this
station?
The automatic weather station (AWS) is a tool used to measure and keep track of local
meteorological characteristics in real-time, including temperature, humidity, and wind speed.
The AWS can be utilized as an early warning system and for weather forecasting (EWS).
Instruments that belong to the stations as follows
- One (1) unit Advanced Remote Data-Acquisition Unit (arQ)
- One (1) unit Multi-parameter sensor
- One (1) unit Rain gauge sensor
- Two (2) units Soil moisture and temperature sensor
- One (1) unit 15W Solar Panel
- One (1) Mechanical Mountings and sensor housing
IV. CONCLUSION
This laboratory exercise it is very useful become acquainted with and recognize the
different weather forecasting devices at the VSU-PAGASA Agromet station. It will also
aid in determining the function of each instrument and the best site for establishing an
agromet station, which is necessary for gathering meteorological data that is extremely
useful in agricultural aspects. Agricultural production is for a large part still dependent
on weather and climate. Agrometeorological services have become essential because
of the challenges provided to many forms of agricultural production by increasing
climate variability and associated extreme events as well as climate change, all of
which affecting the socio-economic conditions, and teaches us how to select the
optimal time to grow or harvest, as well as how to understand the weather and
environment and how to utilize the equipment that will be used in our future activities
in our many areas of expertise.
V. REFERENCES
AGOROMET-Agromeorological Station-DOST-ASTI (n.d.).
Https://Asti.Dost.Gov.Ph/Projects/Agromet/ PAGASA. (n.d.).
Retrieved October 8, 2022, from
https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/learning-tools/weather-instruments
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DEPARTMENT OF

ABEn 145 – HYDROMETEOROLOGY

Name: Jessa L. Boca Course and Year: BSABE 3

Laboratory Exercise No. 1

The Agrometeorological Station (Agro-Met) is another derivative station using

Agrometerological Station is ultimate goal of agricultural meteorology is to

III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Name of Picture of Purpose How to Use Maintenance

1 Mercury A simple It uses a long Mercury

3. Barograph Recording A barometer The instrument is

atmosphere the sphere clean using

5 Evaporation An evaporation pan is The approach or Manage pan water

8 Anemometer An instrument The stronger the Use a cloth to

3. Answer the following questions/problems.

Agrometeorological stations in highly vulnerable agricultural

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