From 2013, the Regional Climate Systems program worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on two projects. In one project “Determining five climate change impacts hotspots agricultural areas in Southeast Asia: Site Selection” under the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)...
In 2015, the Manila Observatory celebrates its 150th anniversary. Activities, including conferences, seminar series, observation campaigns and workshops will be held throughout the year to highlight the current significant scientific work of the Observatory, continuing the pioneering work and service of the Jesuits...
The 3rd workshop of the Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling (SEACLID) / Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) Southeast Asia is going to be held from 1 – 2 June 2015 in Manila, Philippines, jointly hosted by the Manila Observatory and the Ateneo...
The RegCM4 Training Workshop for Southeast Asia will be held on 25-29 May 2015 at the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, jointly organized and supported by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila University,...
The Air Quality Dynamics program of the Manila Observatory is participating in the Manila Aerosol Characterization Experiment (MACE 2015), an outdoor air pollution study. This is a collaborative project of the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) based in Leipzig, Germany, and the...
The Manila Observatory (MO), represented by Ms. Ma. Antonia Loyzaga, Executive Director, Dr. Gemma Narisma, Associate Director for Research and Head of the Regional Climate Systems program, and Ms. Jessica Dator-Bercilla, participated in the culminating activity of the Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) Fellowship...
Ms. Ma. Antonia Loyzaga, Executive Director of the Manila Observatory (MO), and Dr. Celine Vicente, Head of the Geomatics for Environment and Development program, participated in the recently conducted Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan, from 14...
The Manila Observatory participated in a study which examined the impact of mining activities on the UNESCO Palawan Biosphere Reserve. Maps using remote sensing and geographic information systems (RS-GIS) have been generated, which includes Environmentally Critical Areas Network (ECAN), biodiversity, mining, other related...
The Ifugao Rice Terraces have long been a source of national pride and identity for every Filipino. For over two thousand years it has withstood both the effects of time and weather. But recent decades have brought urbanization closer to once isolated areas...
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook Bohol and nearby areas on October 15, 2013. SED recorded the data and made some analysis on the history of the quake. Historically, there have been 35 other earthquakes with magnitude greater than M6.0. The closest to M7.2...
Efren Morales, one of the Davao Seismic Station operators, underwent this technical training in Vienna, Austria on September 16-20, 2013. The seminar provided station operators with basic and technical knowledge of the operations, maintenance, and management of a joint USGS/ASL and IMS Auxiliary...
In 2012 and through the DOST-PCIEERD, the Committee on Space Technology Applications (COSTA) foresaw the need to develop a 10-Year National STA Masterplan for the Philippines. The Space Science and Technology Applications (SSTA) Baseline Research Project was then conceived in 2013 in order...
In response to the multiple disasters experienced in Asia, the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) proposed the creation of Sentinel Asia in 2005. Sentinel Asia is an international collaboration of space agencies and disaster management agencies, providing disaster management support in the...
Last 25-26 March 2015, Ms. Ma. Flordeliza P. Del Castillo of the Geomatics for Environment and Development program attended the Practical Application of the Earth Remote Sensing Technologies to Solve Social and Economic Challenges Workshop held in Moscow, Russia. This workshop delivered lectures...
Metro Weather is a public-private partnership among the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Chevron, (and currently) Caltex, the Manila Observatory, Globe Telecom, and the Ateneo de Manila University that started in 2013. It establishes a network of low-cost automated weather stations (AWS) in...
Funded through the Department of Science and Technology-PCASTRD grant (2008-present), the Differential Optical Absorption Spectrometer (DOAS) an instrument under development with the Air Quality Dynamics group. DOAS is used for measuring air pollution concentration. DOAS transmits ultraviolet light through the atmosphere, with the...
The Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling/Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment South East Asia (SEACLID/CORDEX South East Asia) project started in 2012 and evolved from a bottom-up initiative of a group of scientists from five countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines). Currently,...
Dr. Quirino Sugon of the Upper Atmosphere Dynamics program participated in the Workshop on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Data Application to Low Lattitude Ionospheric Research in Trieste, Italy from 6 – 17 May 2013. The workshop was organized by the International Center...
Started in March 2014 and ending on February 2016, Dr. James Simpas, Head of the AQD, designed a locally-made sampler for particulate pollution. The pneumatics portion of the project are being fabricated and will be tested on the following year. This sampler is...
Since 2003, the Air Quality Dynamics program of the Manila Observatory has been monitoring fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during New Year’s Eve over multiple sites in Metro Manila. PM2.5 refers to particles with diameters of 2.5 microns or smaller. The particles, which can...