| Course title | |||||
| 農業情報気象学 [Agricultural Informatics & Meteorology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01rn3064 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 辰己 賢一 [TATSUMI Kenichi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Agriculture is a means of supplying food, which is essential for human life, and is an activity closely related to land-use and ecosystems such as plants and animals. In addition, climate change such as global warming, and population increasing at global scale are challenges that must be overcome to realize a global food production system for sustainable agriculture. In this class, the relationship between meteorological environments and crop growth and productivity will be introduced from the viewpoints of meteorology and crop physiology, and a wide range of topics from the basics the lates agricultural technologies to data agriculture. |
| Expected Learning |
| Understand the basics of meteorology and crop science, and the relationship between agriculture and meteorology on multiple spatial and temporal scales. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Agriculture and meteorology 2. Macro scale meteorology 3. Meso-scale meteorology 4. Atmospheric dynamics and ground surface meteorological environments (thermodynamics) 5. Atmospheric dynamics and ground surface meteorological environments (precipitation) 6. mid-term examination 7. Crop production and food supply 8. Crop responses to the climate conditions (photosynthesis and respiration) 9. Crop responses to the climate conditions (growing environment and yield) 10. Climatic disasters and crop damage 11. cimate change, air pollution and food production 12. Agro-meteorological research methods 13. Precision agriculture and data agriculture 14. Growth monitoring, crop growth model 15. Final examination |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to 15 hours students spend in the classes, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University. Students are recommended to prepare for and review the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| General Meteorology by Yoshimitsu Ogura, University of Tokyo Press, 1999 |
| References |
| Agricultural Meteorology and Environmental Studies (3rd Edition), edited by Kenji Omasa and Masaharu Kitano, Asakura Shoten, 2020. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Assessment will be done based on attendance & discussion (20%), mid-term exam. (30%) and final exam. (50%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Agriculture and meteorology are the most basic elements that constitute the supply and demand of food for mankind. This lecture is designed to provide students of the Faculty of Agriculture with the basic knowledge of the subject. The lecture will be conducted using presentation materials. |
| Course keywords |
| Global environments; Atmosphere; Precipitation; Agricultural production; Crop physiology; Data agriculture |
| Office hours |
| Please make appointments by e-mail. |
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| Last update |
| 3/8/2022 8:34:00 AM |