The document discusses hydrometeorological hazard maps and related topics including return periods, rainfall in the Philippines, rainfall observation methods, weather radar, flood monitoring systems, El Niño, the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards program, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
The document discusses hydrometeorological hazard maps and related topics including return periods, rainfall in the Philippines, rainfall observation methods, weather radar, flood monitoring systems, El Niño, the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards program, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
The document discusses hydrometeorological hazard maps and related topics including return periods, rainfall in the Philippines, rainfall observation methods, weather radar, flood monitoring systems, El Niño, the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards program, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
The document discusses hydrometeorological hazard maps and related topics including return periods, rainfall in the Philippines, rainfall observation methods, weather radar, flood monitoring systems, El Niño, the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards program, the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau.
Return Period systems, users can monitor impending
Also referred to as recurrence interval, is the flooding in major river systems in the probability of an event such as heavy rain, Philippines. intense typhoon of floods to happen. It is a statistical measurement mainly based El Niño on historical data that gives the estimated One of the main climate drivers that affect time interval between similar extreme events. the Philippines is the El Niño Southern For example Oscillation (ENSO) or simply El Niño. the return period of a heavy rainfall event is 100 Is a significant increase in ocean temperature years, this can be expressed as an event with a probability of happening equivalent to 1/100 or over the eastern and central Pacific Ocean. 1%. It occurs at irregular intervals ranging from This does not mean that the next similar extreme 2-7 years usually developing in the early event will happen 100 years after, instead, it means months of the year and decay the following that in a given year, there is a 1% chance that the event will happen. year. Consequently, 100-year floods can happen in 2 In the Philippines, El Niño conditions are consecutive years. In analysis of extreme often characterized by dry and warm to hot hydrometeorological events, “return periods” are usually used to infer the severity of an event. climate.
RAINFALL IN THE PHILIPPINES The Nationwide Operational Assessment of
Rainfall is the most important climatic Hazards or NOAH element in the Philippines. Is a program under the Department of Rainfall distribution throughout the country Science and Technology (DOST) with the varies from one region to another, depending mission to undertake disaster science upon the direction of the moisture-bearing research and development, advance the use winds and the location of the mountain of cutting-edge technology and recommend systems. innovative information services in government’s disaster prevention and RAINFALL OBSERVATION mitigation efforts.
Aside from rain gauge monitoring in National Mapping and Resource Information different parts of the Philippines, PAGASA Authority (NAMRIA) publishes regularly updated color-coded Is an agency of the Philippine government satellite images from the Multi-Functional under the Department of Environment and Transport Satellite or MTSAT to visualize Natural Resources (DENR) responsible for rain distribution across the country. providing the public with mapmaking Color code is as follows: services and acting as the central mapping Red – heavy rain agency, depository, and distribution facility Yellow – light to moderate rain of natural resources data in the form of maps, White – clouds charts, texts, and statistics. Blue – clear sky.
Weather Radar The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)
Weather radar can detect hydrometeors (e.g. A government agency also under the rain, clouds) by transmitting electromagnetic Department of Environment and Natural radiation to the atmosphere then analyze the Resources (DENR), is responsible for the returning “echoes” reflected by weather conservation, management, development and elements present in the sky. proper use of the country’s mineral resources including those in reservations and lands of Flood Monitoring System public domains. Another product of PAGASA is its watershed monitoring network or Flood monitoring system. Using water level sensors that measures the height of the water level of major river
