Laboratory and Students

Regional Climate Systems (RCS) Laboratory

The Regional Climate Systems (RCS) laboratory aims to understand the local or fine-scale features of Philippine and Southeast Asian climate to detect past and future changes that can endanger ecosystems and communities. The laboratory conducts research on high-resolution climate change science and weather extremes, through regional climate and mesoscale modeling and data analysis, with the goal of providing the science for ecosystem management, local climate policy-making, and resilience planning.

CURRENT STUDENTS 2024-Present

1. Denyze Kristian D. Caballero  Climatological characteristics of precipitating clouds over the western coast of Luzon, Island, Philippines during the southwest monsoon season (Undergraduate Thesis)

2. Martein Angela dela Cruz Unique features of Typhoon Ondoy (2009) (Undergraduate Thesis)

3. Rhys Malacas Influence of the Western North Pacific Subtropical High Variability on the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall over the Philippines (Undergraduate Thesis)

4. Caliya Ledesma Heat Index variability (Undergraduate Thesis)

FORMER STUDENTS

1. Shane Marie Visaga Potential Effect of Cirrus Cloud on PBL Height and Aerosol Loading in Metro Manila using Ground-Based High Spectral Resolution Lidar (MS Thesis) [Co-Advised with Dr.  Maria Obiminda Cambaliza and Dr. Gemma T. Narisma]

2. Alyssa Gewell Llorin Climatic Impacts of Land Cover Change over Davao City: A Case Study for 2009 and 2010 (Unergraduate Thesis) [Co-Advised with Dr. Gemma T. Narisma]

3. Lance Koska Characterizing wind energy sources for wind turbine designs over Mindanao Island, Philippines (Undergraduate Thesis) [Co-Advised with Dr. Gemma T. Narisma]

4. Leia Pauline Tonga The Effects of the Topography of Mindanao Island on the Precipitation Distribution Associated with Typhoon Bopha (2012) (Undergraduate Thesis)

5. Edimar Manlangit Diurnal characteristics of rainfall over Mindanao Island, Philippines (Undergraduate Thesis)

6. Enrico Alejandro Taña Synoptic and Stastistical Analysis of Hourly Heavy Rainfall and Extreme Events over Metro Manila During Southwest Monsoon Season from 2012-2018 (Undergraduate Thesis)

7. Clint Eldrick Petilla Numerical simulations of the impact of SST magnitude on the simulated track and intensity of Tropical Storm Washi (2011) (Undergraduate Thesis)

8. Jonathan Zingapan Characterizing intra-urban variations in surface temperature over Metro Manila:  extremes and enviromental drivers (Undergraduate Thesis) [Co-Advised with Dr. Gemma T. Narisma]

9. Christian Gabriel Castillo Role of Land Use/Cover on the Intraurban Surface Temperature Variation Over GMA, Philippines (Undergraduate Thesis) [Co-Advised with Dr. Gemma T. Narisma]

10. Jose Alvaro Pacheco Numerical Simulations of the Impact of Laguna Lake on the Diurnal Cycles of Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Winds over Metro Manila (Undergraduate Thesis)

11. Yves Sheldon E. Ella Climatological Characteristics of Precipitating Clouds Over the Eastern Coast of Luzon Island Philippines during the Northeast Monsoon Season (Undergraduate Thesis)

12. Patric John P. Pascua Sensitivity of WRF-Solar Forecasts to Shortwave Radiation and Microphysics Schemes: A case study over Metro Manila, Philippines (Undergraduate Thesis)

13. Timothy Kyle K. Pe Comparison of different methods in detecting and tracking tropical depressions in the Philippine Sea using NCEP-GFS (Undergraduate Thesis)

14. Alwin Andriel L. Bathan Influence of tropical cyclones, southwest monsoon, and tropical cyclone-enhanced southwest monsoon on rainfall variability and high precipitation events over the western coast of the Philippines (Graduate Thesis)