Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Meteorology
Course Code: BSM101
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is thought meteorological events and agricultural production relationships.

Course Content

Weather forecast and climatology, atmosphere layers, sun radiation, temperature, frost event, air humidity, precipitation, evaporation, wind, and wind break.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Talih GÜRBÜZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand agricultural production and meteorological events relationships
2.To explain weather forecast and climatology
3.To learn measure standards of climatic data
4.To explain meteorological elements and factors on climate
5.To explain climate and agricultural practise relationships
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meteorology I (Meteoroloji I), Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:5, Aydın.
2.Meteorology I (Meteoroloji I), Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları. Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Importance of meteorology and introduction to agricultural meteorology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Weather forecast and climatology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Earths Atmosphere layers
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sun radiations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Weather temperature and weather temperature regimes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Frost event and frost protection methods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Air humidity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Precipitation (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Precipitation regimes and precipitation measurement
Week 10 - Theoretical
Evaporation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Atmosphere pressure
Week 12 - Theoretical
Wind and wind measurement
Week 13 - Theoretical
Windbreak
Week 14 - Theoretical
General control
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026