Diurnal Variations in Soil Temperature during Lockdown amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Mid Hills of Rajouri District, Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory, India
Rohit Sharma
RARS, Rajouri, SKUAST Jammu, India.
Vishaw Vikas *
Agrometeorology Section, SKUAST Jammu, India.
Mahender Singh
Agrometeorology Section, SKUAST Jammu, India.
Deepak Kumar
RARS, Rajouri, SKUAST Jammu, India.
Vikas Sharma
RARS, Rajouri, SKUAST Jammu, India.
Vishal Sharma
KVK, Rajouri, SKUAST Jammu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: A preliminary analysis was done to evaluate the impact of lockdown on soil temperature at different depths and comparison with year 2018 and 2019.
Methodology and Results: In order to describe the basic features of the data in study, descriptive statistics method was opted. The deviation in soil temperature from mean value at 5 cm depth observed during lockdown was -8.58 % and -4.77 % compared to year 2018 and 2019. However the deviation observed from mean value at 10 cm depth was -10.72 % and -9.28 %. The deviation from mean value at 20 cm depth observed was -2.34 % and -1.98 %.
Conclusion: The study concluded that due to lockdown, there was significant change in soil temperature values at variable depths compared to year 2018 and 2019 in the study region.
Keywords: Soil temperature, COVID-19, diurnal variations