Disaster Mitigation & Meteorological Modeling Case Study

PAGASA

It is responsible for monitoring and forecasting weather conditions across the country, including typhoons, rainfall, heat index, and seasonal wind patterns.

PHIVOLCS

It is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity in volcanoes such as Kanlaon, Mayon, and Taal to assess possible hazards and issue timely advisories.

Seismic telemetry

a system used by PHIVOLCS to monitor earthquakes by collecting data from seismic stations and transmitting it in real time to monitoring centers.

Doppler Radar

a weather-monitoring system that uses radio waves (electromagnetic waves in physics) to detect and measure weather conditions. It sends out radio waves into the atmosphere. When those waves hit raindrops, clouds, or moving particles, they bounce back to the radar.

Purpose of Doppler Radar

to detect and predict weather conditions by tracking storm movement, wind speed, and rainfall to provide early warnings and reduce disaster impacts.

Crustal Deformation Sensors

instruments PHIVOLCS installs around volcanoes and faults to measure tiny changes in ground height, tilt, or distance, so they can detect if magma is moving underground and warn of possible eruptions.

Weather Satellites

are spacecraft that orbit Earth and collect information about the atmosphere, clouds, oceans, and weather systems. The PAGASA uses satellite data to monitor typhoons, rainfall, thunderstorms, and other weather conditions.

Fluid Dynamics

this studies how liquids and gases move. In meteorology, air behaves like a moving fluid.

Thermodynamics

explains how heat energy transfers between systems. Warm oceans transfer heat to the atmosphere, increasing evaporation.

Wave Mechanics

studies how waves travel and interact. Doppler Radar uses electromagnetic waves and the Doppler Effect

Seismology

studies vibrations and energy released inside Earth during earthquakes

Seismic Data Analysis

Uses mathematical analysis of wave data and ground motion measurements.

Metrological Data Analysis

Collects and analyzes weather data to forecast weather conditions and monitor typhoons.

Science Research Specialist or SRS

Conducts research and analyzes earthquake data to support disaster risk reduction