Study Programmes 2015-2016
ENVT0879-2  
Applied agrometeorology
Duration :
45h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW
Number of credits :
Master in geography : climatology (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Bernard Tychon
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Modelling in Agrometeorology

  • Description of the soil-plant-atmosphere relationship : emprical and conceptual approaches
Estimation and forecasting of agricultural productions:

  • Stake
  • European crop growth monitoring system
  • FAO philosophy
  • Integrated approaches of crop and climate models: needs and challenges
Water management in agriculture:

  • Stake
  • Crop soil energy and water balance
  • Water flux calculation and water management in irrigated condition
  • Plant water stress spatial estimation with field and remote sensing approaches
Food security and climate change

  • Stakes
  • Atmsophere evolution (UV, temperature, [CO2], [O3],...)
  • Crop answers to climate change
  • From meteo grid to field: impact of scale change
  • Climate change, food global imput and famine risk
Diseases early warning systems

  • Stake
  • Application to cryptogamic diseases
  • Application to fight against locusts
Learning outcomes of the course :
Starting from the course of Basic in Agrometeorology, this course will show some agrometerological applications used in order to strenghten agricultural activities and improve livelihood in the rural world. Application fields concern :

  • Yield and production forecasting
  • Water management in irrigation schemes
  • Food security and climate change
  • Diseases early warning systems
  • Crop frost protection
Most models used are operational models applied at national, european or international levels.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Basic of Agrometeorology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Practical works will take the bigest part of this course. They will mostly consist of learning several operational agrometeorological models.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Lessons are organized per half-days. Theory is alternated with exercises and practical works.
Recommended or required readings :
Copy of powerpoint presentations and other reference documents
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
Bernard TYCHON

Bernard.Tychon@ulg.ac.be