ULAT study to improve short-term forecast through lightning strikes
by The Manila Times
Nov 15, 2021 12:09 am
SHORT-TERM weather forecasting in the Philippines is set for an upgrade thanks to a new system deployed and studied by researchers from the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST).
Using a dense sensor network, a satellite antenna and various scientific devices, the system would collect nationwide data on lightning frequency, weather parameters and cloud structure to generate precise estimates of typhoon and thunderstorm behaviors as they occur.
The 5th Joint Coordinating Committee meeting in September 2019 involves former Department of Science and Technology (DoST)-Advanced Science and Technology Institute acting director Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. and officials from the National Economic and Development Authority; Metropolitan Manila Development Authority; Office of Civil Defense; Japan Science and Technology Agency; Japan International Cooperation Agency; DoST; DoST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development; DoST—Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration; DoST—Advanced Science and Technology Institute; and the University of the Philippines—Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology. PHOTO FROM THE UNDERSTANDING LIGHTNING AND THUNDERSTORMS PROJECT TEAM
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