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1. AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXTREME EVENTS IN RELATION TO AGROMETEOROLOGY
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Natural Disasters - Definitions and Types
1.3 The Role of Meteorological Data and Information
1.4 Socio-economic Impact of Extreme Events
1.5 Positive Impact on Agriculture of Extreme Events
1.6 Negative Impact on Agriculture of Extreme Events
1.7 Impact of Natural Disasters on Rangeland and Forestry
1.8 Impact of Natural Disasters on environment
1.9 Extreme events and risk management in agriculture
1.10 Early Warning Systems for Extreme Events
1.11 Remote Sensing Techniques for Disaster Risk Management
1.12 Prevention of and Preparedness for Extreme Events
1.13 Rehabilitation
1.14 Implications and Future Needs
2. DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Concept of Drought
2.3 Drought and Aridity
2.4 Classification of Drought
2.4.1 Meteorological drought
2.4.2 Agricultural drought
2.4.3 Hydrological drought
2.4.4 Socio-economic drought
2.5 Space-time Characteristics of Drought
2.5.1 Spatial extent
2.5.2 Beginning and end of drought
2.6 Causes of Drought
2.7 Monitoring and Early Warning of Drought
2.8 Drought Indices
2.8.1 Meteorological drought indices
2.8.2 Agricultural indices of drought
2.8.3 Hydrological drought indices
2.9 Drought Prediction
2.10 Impacts of drought
2.10.1 Drought and agriculture
2.10.2 Response of plants to drought condition
2.11 Socio-economic Aspects of Drought
2.12 Beneficial Aspects of Drought
2.13 Drought Risk Reduction Strategies
2.14 Adaptations and Adjustments to Drought
2.15 Drought Management
2.16 Drought Planning and Climate Change
2.17 Drought Mitigation
2.18 Drought Index Insurance
2.19 Drought and human health
2.20 Desertification
2.20.1 Definition of desertification
2.21 Distribution of Desertification
2.22 Desertification Trend
2.23 Desertification Processes
2.23.1 Agrometeorological aspects in the desertification process
2.24 Causes of Desertification
2.24.1 Natural factors leading to desertification
2.24.2 Anthropogenic factors
2.25 Desertification and Feedback Mechanism
2.26 Desertification and Development
2.27 Monitoring and Assessment of Desertification
2.27.1 Remote sensing application
2.27.2 Meteorlogical and hydrological analysis
2.27.3 Universal soil loss equation
2.28 Strategies to Combat Desertification
References
3. IRRIGATION SCHEDULING TO COMBAT MOISTURE DEFICIT IN PLANTS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Irrigation Scheduling of Crops
3.2.1 Irrigation scheduling under adequate water supply
3.2.2 Irrigation scheduling under limited water supply
3.3 Irrigation Methods
3.4 Components of Irrigation Schedule
3.4.1 Water application depth
3.4.2 Water application duration
3.4.3 Water application timing and irrigation interval
3.4.4 Net irrigation requirements
3.4.5 Leaching requirements
3.5 Irrigation Scheduling Techniques
3.5.1 Plant observation
3.5.2 Soil moisture meters
3.5.3 Cumulative pan evaporation
3.5.4 Soil water budget
3.6 The Soil Water Balance Method
3.6.1 Simple scheduling method
3.6.2 Rapid scheduling method
3.6.3 Graphical scheduling method
3.6.4 Real time scheduling
3.7 Irrigation Efficiencies
3.8 Gross Irrigation Requirements
References
4. HEAVY RAINS, FLOODS, HAILS AND SNOW AND THEIR IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Floods and their Cause
4.3 Forecasting and Warning of Flood for Safety Measures
4.3.1 Flash floods forecasting
4.4 Flood Control and Management
4.5 Protection against Floods
4.6 Flood Fighting
4.7 Livelihood Security in the Flood Plains
4.8 Heavy Rains and Flooding and their Impacts on Agriculture
4.9 Water-logging and its Effect on Plants
4.10 Symptoms of Flooding Damage
4.11 Causes of Flooding Damage
4.12 Mitigation of Flood Damage on Agricultural Sector
4.13 Landslides
4.13.1 Control of landslides
4.14 Avalanches
4.15 The Erosion Process and its Agricultural Implications
4.15.1 Fluvial erosion
4.16 Coastal Erosion and Protection
4.16.1 Sea waves
4.16.2 Tide-storm surges
4.16.3 Near-shore currents
4.17 Hail
4.17.1 Temporal and spatial distribution of hail
4.17.2 Hail and crop damage
4.17.3 Hail forecasting methods
4.17.4 Hail prevention
4.18 Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground
4.18.1 Hydrological aspects of snow and ice
4.18.2 Thermal aspects of snow
4.18.3 Regular snowfall and its implications for agriculture
4.18.4 Intermittent snowfall and its implications for agriculture
4.18.5 Wind breaks and snow deposition
References
5. TROPICAL CYCLONES, STORM SURGES, THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES AND SQUALLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Geographical Distribution of Tropical Cyclones
5.3 Energy of Tropical Cyclones
5.4 Atmospheric Parameters and Tropical Cyclone Formation
5.5 Structure of the Tropical Cyclone
5.6 Heavy Rain associated with Tropical Cyclones
5.7 Storm Surges
5.7.1 Protection from the storm surge
5.8 Monitoring and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones
5.9 Destruction caused by Tropical Storms
5.9.1 Salt deposition in coastal areas
5.10 Agrometeorological Loss associated with Cyclones
5.11 Socio-Economic Vulnerability
5.12 Beneficial Impact of Cyclonic Storms
5.13 Cyclone Warning Systems
5.14 Cyclone Disaster Management and Mitigation Measures
5.14.1 Prevention and preparedness planning
5.14.2 Cyclone preparedness in the agricultural system
5.14.3 Cyclone preparedness for non-agricultural sector
5.14.4 Evacuation
5.15 Mitigation Measures
5.16 Community-based Vulnerability Reduction Programmes
5.16.1 Community based capacity building and livelihood concern
5.17 Thunderstorms
5.17.1 Conditions favourable for thunderstorms
5.17.2 Beneficial effects of thunderstorms
5.17.3 Thunderstorms hazards
5.18 Squall Lines
5.19 Tornadoes and Water Spouts
5.19.1 Meteorological forecasts and warnings for tornedoes
5.19.2 Precautions for safety
References
6. AGROMETEOROLOGY RELATED TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES, HEAT WAVES AND FROST
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Effect of Extremely High Temperature (including heat waves) on plants
6.2.1 Heat waves and crop production
6.3 Mitigation Practices to Cope with High Temperatures
6.4 Effect of Low Temperature and Cold Spell on Plants
6.4.1 Chilling damage
6.4.2 Plant freezing damage
6.5 Frost
6.5.1 Causes of frost
6.5.2 Effect of frost on plants
6.5.3 Intensity of frost damage to plants in relation to soil temperature and snow cover
6.5.4 Protection against frost damage
6.5.5 Forecast and warning of frost
6.6 Climate and Animal Husbandry
6.6.1 Effect on livestock of extreme temperatures
6.6.2 Effect on livestock of low temperatures
6.6.3 Effect on livestock of high temperatures
6.7 Provision of Proper Environmental Conditions for Livestock
6.8 Effect of Climatic Factors Particularly Temperature on Fisheries
References
7. WIND STORMS AND SAND/DUST STORMS AND THEIR EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT AND PLANTS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Physiological Effect of Strong Winds on Plants
7.3 Wind storms and Squalls and their Impact on Plants
7.4 Environmental Aspects of Sand Storm/Dust Storm and Desert Winds
7.5 Erosion by Wind
7.6 Strong Winds and Land Degradation
7.7 Impact of Sand and Dust Storms on Agriculture and Livestock
7.8 Effect of Strong Wind on Forestry and Woodlands
7.9 Measures to Protect Crops from Wind Storms and Sand Storms
7.10 Sand and Dust Storm Warning System for Agricultural use
References
8. FOREST- AND BUSH-FIRE AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Basic Principles of Combustion
8.3 Role of Weather in Forest Fires
8.3.1 Onset of fire danger period
8.3.2 Humidity/dryness of vegetation as fuels
8.3.3 Lightning as fire setting agency
8.4 Post-ignition Influence of Weather on Fire Behaviour
8.4.1 Influence on low-intensity fires
8.4.2 Influence on high-intensity fires
8.4.3 Influence of wind and slopes on fire
8.5 Man-made Fire
8.6 Fire Danger Rating Systems
8.7 Fire-weather Forecasting Services
8.7.1 Development of early warning system-fire (EWS-Fire)
8.8 Fire behavior Prediction
8.9 Remote Sensing Application of Fire Monitoring and Fire Danger Assessment
8.10 Environmental Impacts of Forest Fires
8.11 Models used for Forecasting, Warning and Evaluation of Wild Land Fires
References
9. PEST AND DISEASES OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Weather aspect of Crop Pests and Diseases
9.3 Locusts
9.3.1 Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
9.3.2 Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
9.3.3 Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
9.3.4 Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
9.3.5 Moroccan locust (Dochistaurus maroccanus)
9.3.6 Bombay locust (Nomadacris succincta)
9.3.7 Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)
9.3.8 South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata)
9.3.9 Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon)
9.3.10 Senegalese grasshoper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
9.4 Effects of Weather on Locusts
9.5 Insect Pests and Climatic Factors
9.5.1 European corn borer
9.5.2 Pink bollworm
9.5.3 Lobesia botrana (vine pests)
9.6 Insect Pests with Long Range Migration
9.6.1 African Armyworm (spodoptera exempta)
9.6.2 Oriental Armyworm (mythimna reparata)
9.7 Animal Diseases
9.7.1 Foot-and-mouth disease virus
9.7.2 Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
9.8 Livestock Protection Measure and Forecasting Animal Diseases
9.9 Virus Diseases of Plants
9.9.1 Tobacco mosaic virus
9.9.2 Ratoon stunting diseases of sugarcane
9.10 Fungi
9.10.1 Powdery mildew of cereals
9.10.2 Loose smut of wheat
9.11 Plant Diseases caused by Bacteria
9.11.1 Citrus canker
9.11.2 Angular leaf spot or black arm of cotton
9.12 Rodent
9.13 Crop Disease Forecast and Crop Protection Measures
9.13.1 Production of warnings and information for crop protection measures
9.13.2 Methods of dissemination of warnings and information
9.14 Mathematical Models for Control of Pests and Diseases and Integrated Pest Management
References
10. ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Earthquakes
10.3 Causes of Earthquakes
10.4 Effect of Earthquakes on Surface Water
10.4.1 Oscillations in wells
10.4.2 Earthquake fountains
10.4.3 Seiches
10.5 Tsunamis and their Genesis
10.6 The Tsunami Disaster of December 26, 2004
10.6.1 Impact of the 2004 tsunami: Polltion and health hazard
10.6.2 Impact of tsunamis on soil and water
10.6.3 Tsunami management in India
10.7 Secondary Effects of Earthquakes
10.7.1 Landslides and Mudslides
10.8 Nature of Earthquake Damage
10.9 Socio-Economic Aspects of Earthquake Hazards
10.10 Role of Public during an Earthquake
10.11 Role of Public after an Earthquake
10.12 Volcanic Eruptions
10.12.1 Lava flows and ash clouds
10.12.2 Volcanic energy
10.12.3 The water–magma bomb
10.13 Effects of Volcanic Eruptions
10.13.1 Dust in the atmosphere
10.13.2 Volcanic mudslides
10.13.3 Death and destruction
10.14 Environmental and Agricultural Significance of Volcanic Ash Soils
10.15 Impact of Volcanic Ash on Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock and Mitigation Scope
10.16 Volcanic Products as Fertilizers or other Uses
10.17 Harnessing the Earth's Energy
10.18 Prediction of volcanic eruptions
10.19 Safety Measures against Volcanic Eruptions
References
11. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ON SOIL, WATER AND AIR POLLUTION
11.1 Introduction
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