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Will you please provide the list of courses offered at Agro Climate Research Centre (ACRC), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) ? What are the eligibility criteria and the admission criteria to get into Agro Climate Research Centre , TNAU ?

Can you provide me the details of M. Sc (Ag) Agricultural Meteorology program offered by Department of Agricultural Meteorology of Tamil Nadu Agricultural?

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The Department of Agricultural Meteorology of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University was established on 9th November 1998 for research on aerobic meteorology, hydrometeorology, micro-meteorology, crop production meteorology (crop-weather studies), soil climatology, microbial meteorology, herbicide meteorology, forest meteorology, horticultural meteorology, animal meteorology, seed meteorology and other related subjects.

The department acts as centre for the different agromet observatories and strengthens the agricultural meteorology education for the State of Tamil Nadu.

M. Sc (Ag) Agricultural Meteorology
Agro Climate Research Centre started new PG programme of M.Sc (Ag) Agricultural Meteorology from the academic year 2004 - 2005.

The following are objectives of the Program:
To provide manpower to the Agromet division of India Meteorological Department (IMD), TNAU, ICAR, SAU's, National service organisations and corporate sector for the benefit of research and extension activities.
To reinforce and raise the agricultural meteorological science through research activities relevant to the state and India.

Eligibility
Graduates of B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc (Hort.), B.Sc (For.), B.V.Sc., B.F.Sc. B.Tech (Ag.Eng.), B.Tech (Food Proc. Eng.), B.Tech (Ag Biotech.), B.Tech (Hort.) of a recognised institution/university by TNAU are eligible to apply for this courses.

Course Details

Course No. Course Title Credit hours
MAJOR COURSES
AMT 501 Fundamentals of Meteorology 2+1
AMT 502 Fundamentals of Climatology 2+0
AMT 503 Fundamentals of Agricultural Meteorology 2+1
AMT 504 Agro-Meteorological Measurements and Instrumentation 1+1
AMT 505 Application of Micrometeorology 2+1
AMT 506 Weather Forecasting in Agriculture 2+1
AMT 507 Crop Weather Models 1+2
AMT 508 Agro Climatic Risk and its Management 2+0
AMT 509 Evapotranspiration and Hydrometeorology 2+1
AMT 510 Weather modification and Risk Management Strategies 1+0
AMT 512 Climate Change and its Impact 2+1
AMT 513 Crop Weather Relationship 2+0
AMT 514 Soil Water Balance Meteorology 1+1
AMT 515 Applied Agricultural Climatology, Data analysis and Management 0+1