The weather stations installed near the Municipal Halls of Sulat, Llorente and Guiuan are called the Automated Rain Gauge (ARG) and can measure air pressure and rain amount in the area. The ARG installed in Loom Bridge, Borongan City, is also fitted with a Water Level Monitoring System (WLMS) which measures actual water height of the river every 10 minutes.
The raw data acquired by these stations are now posted in tabular, graphical and GIS-based representation on this website - http://fmon.asti.dost.gov.ph/weather/predict/ - and are updated on real-time basis. It also contains the measurements acquired by other weather stations installed in other locations nationwide. It can also be viewed on the following websites: www.climatex.ph and www.noah.dost.gov.ph. For smartphone users, the Project NOAH app can be downloaded for free from the app stores of both IOS and Android flatforms.
The deployment of these state-of-the-art weather tracking equipment are expected to eliminate subjectivity in manual weather observations and delays in data transmission through real-time monitoring of weather disturbances in every corner of the Philippine archipelago. Further, the said devices would play a crucial role in disaster preparedness and mitigation by the local disaster managers, especially during typhoons, extreme rainfall and floods, and are expected to result in lesser number of affected individual/families and damaged properties and livelihood.
The technology used in the project were developed by local experts from the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), with the assistance of the DOST-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
For more information, please visit our office or call us at landline number (055) 261-2664 or call/text us using mobile number 0918.515.9990. (ARNALDO T. AMOSCO JR.,Provincial S&T Director)
