A hedgehog concept, according to Collins (2001, p. 90), is a “single organizing idea, a basic principle or concept that unifies and guides everything.” It is as simple as curling around to become a sphere of sharp spikes as a defense against a wily fox. The fox may know many tricks, but the hedgehog knows [...]
Posts Tagged ‘PAGASA’
18 Oct
Manila Observatory website needs to address the concerns of local government units
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:46:40 +0800 [03:46:40 PM PHT] Subject: Re: MO Typhoon page I agree with Dr. Narisma. Making a webpage for stakeholders and decision makers is a big project which cannot be done in a day or in a week. But we must do it anyway because it is part of our [...]
1 Jan
Manila Observatory’s Ionosphere Division: Annual Report for 1996
I. INSTRUMENTATION A. Vertical Sounding The IPS-42 Digital Ionosonde replaced the C-3 analog film-recording ionosonde. The sweep frequency is from one to 15 MHz. the ionosphere directly overhead is probed twice a day. B. Trans-Equatorial or Oblique Ionosonde Signals transmitted across the equator from MO and received in several southern stations reveal the changing characteristics [...]
3 Sep
PAGASA is selling its meteorological data?
I once asked Fr. Dan McNamara, S.J. why we need to install our own meteorological stations: isn’t PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration) data sufficient. Fr. Dan said that PAGASA is selling its data. About a month ago, during a meeting with scientists from University of San Carlos came to the Manila Observatory, [...]
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