The Manila Observatory is hosting a series of seminars as part of its sesquicentennial celebrations. The first series, centered on the theme “Remote Sensing and Ground-based Measurements”, commenced with a talk by Dr. Jeffrey S. Reid last Monday, August 10, at the newly...
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...
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...
There are three Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations deployed in the Philippines. Manila Observatory hosts the one in Quezon City, El Nido Airport houses the station in El Nido, and Notre Dame of Marbel University maintains the unit in Koronadal City. The data...
Air quality monitoring around Metro Manila in (1) National Printing Office along EDSA, (2) Philippine General Hospital along Taft Avenue, and (3) Metro Manila Development Authority Tapayan Pumping Station in Taytay, Rizal began in December 2012, as part of the 1 year monitoring ...
The Air Quality Dynamics program under the guidance of Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, S.J., and with SEED Institute was involved in the quality assurance of the 2010 Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Metro Manila. This project was developed for the Department of Environmental ...
By Lucille Borlaza Dr. James B. Simpas and Lucille Joanna S. Borlaza attended the the 10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA) in Hanoi, Vietnam last July 10-12, 2012. The workshop was convened by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan...