Investigating the effect of urbanization on weather using the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model: A case of Metro Manila, Philippines

• Main Authors: Oliveros, Jervie M., Vallar, Edgar A., Galvez, Maria Cecilia D.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Heat flux > Philippines > Metro Manila; Urbanization; Environmental aspects—Philippines > Metro Manila; Rain and rainfall—Philippines > Metro Manila; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Environmental Monitoring; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4210
• Institution: De La Salle University

The effect of urbanization of Metro Manila, particularly on the amount of sensible heat flux, rainfall and temperature of selected urban and rural areas, was investigated using the Weather Research and Forecasting Version 3.4.1 (WRFV3.4.1) model. National Center for Environmental Prediction-Final (N...