Abstract The performance of the RegCM4 in simulating rainfall variations over the Southeast Asia regions was examined. Different combinations of six deep convective parameterization schemes, namely i) Grell scheme with Arakawa-Schubert closure assumption, ii) Grell scheme with Fritch-Chappel closure assumption, iii) Emanuel MIT...
Abstract The Southeast Asia (SEA) region is one of the more vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change because of the large population exposed to climate-related hazards, mostly living in countries with low adaptive capabilities. In order to adequately prepare and adapt...
Abstract. In a joint NRL/Manila Observatory mission, as part of the Seven SouthEast Asian Studies program (7-SEAS), a 2-week, late September 2011 research cruise in the northern Palawan archipelago was undertaken to observe the nature of southwest monsoonal aerosol particles in the South...
Abstract To complement the existing method of wind energy assessment, this study presents wind energy projection by downscaling a regional climate model, RegCM3, which is also used in predicting rainfall and temperature changes, and using a conversion method using the Weibull distribution. A...
Chapter 6 ABSTRACT Metro Manila is the most densely populated and most urbanized region in the country. It is the financial, industrial, and commercial hub of the Philippines. Air quality management in the region is mandated to the Environmental Management Bureau of the...
Chapter 13 ABSTRACT Long-term and consistent spatial-temporal quantification of fine particulate matter is needed in Metro Manila as past studies focused only on total suspended particulate matter. Quality assured and controlled fine particulate monitoring was done from 2000-2008 by Manila Observatory at 5...
Abstract In mid-2012, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) released version 4.3 of the Regional Climate Model (RegCM4.3). This version includes a new surface scheme, the Common Land Model (CLM); a new planetary boundary layer (PBL) scheme, the University of...
Chapter 3 Introduction Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) can cause multiple effects on human health and the environment. Major emission sources in Asian urban areas, highlighted in Chapter 1 of this book, release not only a huge amount of primary PM but also precursor...
