"We take measurements of windspeed, rainfall, humidity, and sunshine, and make estimates about the rate of evaporation of water used for different crops," says Kuo Sheng-feng, an associate professor at Leader University's Natural Resources and Environmental Research Institute. "These serve as an important basis for managing irrigation."
試驗田的田埂旁，蒐集氣象資訊的先進儀器取代了稻草人，「我們擷取風速、雨量、溼度、輻射等資料，估算農作物的蒸發散量，作為灌溉管理的重要依據，」立德管理學院資源環境研究所副教授郭勝豐表示。