A Study on Astrometeorological Relationship between Planet Azimuth and Temperature

M. Panchulakshmi

Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India.

Ga. Dheebakaran *

Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India.

S. P. Ramanathan

Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India.

S. Kokilavani

Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Temperature is one of the key weather parameters, which is a necessity for all life on Earth. Any variation from the normal can impede the physical, chemical, and biological processes of life. Extremes would produce permanent changes that would halt the plant's growth and may cause complete withering. Advance information on temperature events will be helpful in protecting the plant and sustain the productivity under any temperature related disasters. Astrometeorology is one of the oldest organized knowledge systems that interplay between planetary movement and weather. In Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Astrometeorological weather forecast rules for rainfall, wind speed and cyclone events were already well defined. In continuation of this research, identification of Astrometeorological rules for the temperature events had been taken up during 2021-2022 at Agro climate Research Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore. Hourly temperature data from 2011-2016 was collected for 30 districts of Tamil Nadu. In each districts one particular location is selected and is correlated with ephemeris developed for a particular location using Alcyone ephemeris calculator. The findings clearly demonstrated the differential impact of individual planets and their azimuth on the temperature events. The study revealed that low temperature events were influenced when most planets are away (271- 300 degree azimuth) whereas the high temperature events were influenced by the planets that are directly above the location (91 to 120 degrees azimuth) and the in between temperature events were influenced by both 61-90 and 241-270 degrees. The specific azimuth of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune had a makeable influence on a particular temperature event, however all the azimuths of the Moon and Mars had only a mild effect on any temperature event. Based on the results, Astrometeorological rules for the temperature events could be defined and used for the development of hybrid forecasting by overlapping the astromet forecast output on the numerical forecast output. This will produce more accuracy than individual forecast, reduce missing forecast, falls alarms, and improve the usability of forecast.

Keywords: Weather forecasting, astrometeorology, azimuth and temperature


How to Cite

Panchulakshmi, M., Ga. Dheebakaran, S. P. Ramanathan, and S. Kokilavani. 2022. “A Study on Astrometeorological Relationship Between Planet Azimuth and Temperature”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 12 (11):927-37. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131059.