IDENTIFICATION OF METROLOGICAL

STATIONS AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION

CALCULATION

AHMAD RABBI
2K19-MSC-PT-WRI-19
 BASIC INTRODUCTION

• Metrological stations based on the Agricultural land are specifically

considered for agricultural environment.

• Its crucial function is time monitoring of

i. Wind and Temperature

ii. Humidity and Pressure

iii. Rainfall and Soil moisture

iv. Photosynthetic efficiency and soil salinity

 SELECTION OF METROLOGICAL STATION
BASED ON AGRICULTURAL LAND AREA

• Sargodha is an agricultural district comprising of area equal to

2,264.1sq.mi
• Agriculture is the pillar of the whole district on the basis of
temperature and rainfall.
• There is only one metrological station which is active in Sargodha.
LOCATION
SELECTED METROLOGICAL STATION
GENERAL OBTAINED DATA
GENERAL OBTAINED DATA
 CALCULATION OF
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
• The following parameters should be considered to calculate the reference Evapotranspiration
from the metrological stations on the basis of Azimuth approach.
(i) Mean Temperature
(ii) Wind Speed
(iii) Pressure
(iv) Humidity
(v) Solar Radiations
• In the next sections ,there are all the detail data collected and calculated from the specified
metrological station from the year 2009-2020 on the basis of above parameters.
 MAX, MEAN AND AVG
TEMPERATURE OF SELECTED AREA
WIND SPEED OF THE SELECTED AREA
PRESSURE OF SELECTED AREA
HUMIDITY OF SELECTED AREA
SOLAR RADIATION (UV INDEX OF
SELECTED AREA)
 BENEFITS OF ABOVE SELECTED
METROLOGICAL STATION

There are following benefits of selected station of specified area.

(i) Help to cope with high temperature

(ii) Help to monitor the temperature, soil moisture, PH which is preferred in

agriculture.

(iii) Helpful in case of farm operations, define right time of land preparation

(iv) Help to control the livestock against rain by alerting and taking measures.
 CONCLUSIONS

As Sargodha is considered as remote district as compare to other big cities.

Evapotranspiration can be calculated from the metrological data specified by
the specific station on the base of agricultural point of view and temperature,
humidity and pressure but there is certain hurdles regarding estimation of
evapotranspiration in this city due to its minimum provided facilities as there
is only one Pakistan metrological department present in Sargodha.
 REFERENCES

1. Pakistan Metrological Department Sargodha, PAF base Sargodha.

2. Mobeen, M., Ahmed, H., Ullah, F., Riaz, M.O., Mustafa, I. Khan,M., & Hanif, M.U.(2017).
Impact of climate change on the precipitation pattern of district Sargodha, Pakistan. International
Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management.
3. Zotarelli, L., Dukes, M.D., Romero, C. C., Migliaccio, K.W., &Morgan, K.T.(2010). Step by
step calculation of the Penman- Monteith Evapotranspiration(FAO-56 Method). Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences. University of Florida.