Ronald Cantoria Macatangay

Details

Sex: Male

Education:

  • University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Physics, 2009
  • De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, Master of Science in Physics, 2004
  • De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Physics with Specialization in Computer Applications, 1999

Field of Specialization:

Environmental Physics, Environmental Impact Assessment, Spatial Analysis, Climate Change, Energy, Remote Sensing, Vegetation, Instrumentation, Spatial Statistics

Researches:

Solanki, R., Macatangay, R., Surapipith, V., Sonkaew, T., Janjai, S., Buntoung, S., Bran, S.H., & Sakulsupich, V., (2018) Simultaneous measurements of mixing layer height and aerosol optical properties in the urbanized mountain valley of Chiang Mai
The Third International Conference, Mountains in the Changing World, Kathmandu, Nepal

Sakulsupich, V., & Macatangay, R.C., (2018) Collective climatology and temporal analysis of air quality from measurement, observation and simulation over the Greater Bangkok area, Thailand
14th Quadrennial Symposium iCACGP / 15th Science Conference IGAC, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan

Macatangay, R., Bagtasa, G., & Sonkaew, T., (2017) Non-chemistry coupled PM10 modeling in Chiang Mai City, Northern Thailand: A fast operational approach for aerosol forecasts
Journal of Physics Conference Series Volume 901, No. 1

Mitthumsiri, W., Seripienlert, A., Tortermpun, U., Mangeard, P.-S., Sáiz, A., Ruffolo, D., & Macatangay, R., (2017) Modeling polar region atmospheric ionization induced by the giant solar storm on 20 January 2005
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Volume 122

Velazco, V.A., Morino, I., Uchino, O., Deutscher, N.M., Bukosa, B., Belikov, D.A., Oishi, Y., Nakajima, T.Y., Macatangay, R.C., Nakatsuru, T., Maksyutov, S., Schwandner, F.M., & Griffith, D.W.T., (2017) Total Carbon Column Observing Network Philippines: Toward Quantifying Atmospheric Carbon in Southeast Asia
Climate, Disaster and Development Journal Volume 2, No. 2

Macatangay, R.C., Bagtasa, G., & Sonkaew, T., (2016) Finding the Optimum Resolution, and Microphysics and Cumulus Parameterization Scheme Combinations for Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Northern Thailand: A First Step towards Aerosol and Chemical Weather Forecasting for Northern Thailand
International Symposium on Grids and Clouds, Taipei, Taiwan

Sonkaew, T., Cumwan, S., Kanta, W., & Macatangay, R.C., (2016) Finding the Optimum Microphysics and Convective Parameterization Schemes for the WRF Model for LPRU, Thailand
Proceedings of the Siam Physics Congress, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Buchholz, R.R., Paton-Walsh, C., Griffith, D.W.T., Kubistin, D., Caldow, C., Fisher, J.A., Deutscher, N.M., Kettlewell, G., Riggenbach, M., Macatangay, R., Krummel, P.B., & Langenfelds, R.L., (2016) Source and meteorological influences on air quality (CO, CH4 & CO2) at a Southern Hemisphere urban site
Atmospheric Environment Volume 126

Sonkaew, T., & Macatangay, R., (2015) Determining relationships and mechanisms between tropospheric ozone column concentrations and tropical biomass burning in Thailand and its surrounding regions
Environmental Research Letters Volume 10, No. 6

Buchholz, R.R., Paton-Walsh, C., Griffith, D.W.T., Kubistin, D., Caldow, C., Fisher, J.A., Deutscher, N.M., Kettlewell, G., Riggenbach, M., Macatangay, R., Krummel, P.B., & Langenfelds, R.L., (2015) In situ measurement of CO, CH4, and CO2 combined with selected meteorological measueremts at the University of Wollongong, Australia
PANGEA Volume 126

Macatangay, R., Sonkaew, T., Velazco, V., Gerbig, C. Intarat, N., Nantajai, N., & Bagtasa, G., (2014) Factors influencing surface CO2 variations in LPRU, Thailand and IESM, Philippines
Environmental Pollution Volume 195

Deutscher, N.M., Sherlock, V., Mikaloff Fletcher, S.E., Griffith, D.W.T., Notholt, J., Macatangay, R., Connor, B.J., Robinson, J., Shiona, H., Velazco, V.A., Wang, Y., Wennberg, P.O., & Wunch, D., (2014) Drivers of column-average CO2 variability at Southern Hemispheric Total Carbon Column Observing Network sites
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 14, No. 18

Oshchepkov, S., Bril, A., Yokota, T., Yoshida, Y., Blumenstock, T., Deutscher, N.M., Dohe, S., Macatangay, R., Morino, I., Notholt, J., Rettinger, M., Petri, C., Schneider, M., Sussman, R., Uchino, O., Velazco, V., Wunch, D., & Belikov, D., (2013) Simultaneous retrieval of atmospheric CO2 and light path modification from space-based spectroscopic observations of greenhouse gases: Methodology and application to GOSAT measurements over TCCON sites
Applied Optics Volume 52, No. 6

Oshchepkov, S., Bril, A., Yokota, T., Wennberg, P.O., Deutscher, N.M., Wunch, D., Toon, G.C., Yoshida, Y., O'Dell, C.W., Crisp, D., Miller, C.E., Frankenberg, C., Butz, A., Aben, I., Guerlet, S., Hasekamp, O., Boesch, H., Cogan, A., Parker, R., Griffith, D., Macatangay, R., Notholt, J., Sussmann, R., Rettinger, M., Sherlock, V., Robinson, J., Kyrö, E., Heikkinen, P., Feist, D.G.,

Morino, I., Kadygrov, N., Belikov, D., Maksyutov, S., Matsunaga, T., Uchino, O., & Watanabe, H., (2013) Effects of atmospheric light scattering on spectroscopic observations of greenhouse gases from space. Part 2: Algorithm intercomparison in the GOSAT data processing for CO2 retrievals over TCCON sites
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Volume 118

Macatangay, R.C., Moreno, F., Galvez, M.C.D., Vallar, E., Sonkaew, T., Morris, V., Cruz, M.T., & Hendawitharana, G., (2013) Hand-held total ozone column concentration measurements in the Philippines
Proceedings of the 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2013), Bali, Indonesia Volume 2

Cecilia, M., Galvez, M.C.D., Macatangay, R.C., Lim, I.B.T., & Vallar, E.A., (1999) Analysis of the multiple scattering effects on clouds using Monte Carlo and depolarization lidar method
Technical Digest. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (Cat. No.99TH8464), Seoul, South Korea

Kawasaki, M., Yoshioka, H., Jones, N.B., Macatangay, R., Griffith, D.W.T., Kawakami, S., Ohyama, H., Tanaka, T., Morino, I., Uchino, O., & Ibuki, T., (2012) Usability of optical spectrum analyzer in measuring atmospheric CO2 and CH4 column densities: Inspection with FTS and aircraft profiles in situ
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Volume 5, No. 11

Saito, R., Patra, P.K., Deutscher, N.M., Wunch, D., Ishijima, K., Sherlock, V., Blumenstock, T., Dohe, S., Griffith, D., Hase, F., Heikkinen, P., Kyrö, E., Macatangay, R., Mendonca, J., Messerschmidt, J., Morino, I., Notholt, J., Rettinger, M., Strong, K., Sussmann, R., & Warneke, T., (2012) Technical Note: Latitude-time variations of atmospheric column-average dry air mole fractions of CO2, CH4 and N2O
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 12, No. 16

Oshchepkov, S., Bril, A., Yokota, T., Morino, I., Yoshida, Y., Matsunaga, T., Belikov, D., Wunch, D., Wennberg, P., Toon, G., O'Dell, C., Butz, A., Guerlet, S., Cogan, A., Boesch, H., Eguchi, N., Deutscher, N., Griffith, D., Sherlock, V., Robinson, J., Kyrö, E., Heikkinen, P., Feist, D.G., Nagahama, T., Kadygrov, N., Maksyutov, S., Uchino, O., & Watanabe, H., (2012) Effects of atmospheric light scattering on spectroscopic observations of greenhouse gases from space: Validation of PPDF?based CO2 retrievals from GOSAT
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Volume 117

Kawasaki, M., Yoshioka, H., Jones, N.B., Macatangay, R., Griffith, D.W.T., Kawakami, S., Ohyama, H., Tanaka, T., Morino, I., Uchino, O., & Ibuki, T., (2012) Usability of optical spectrum analyzer in measuring atmospheric CO2 and CH4 column densities: substantiation with FTS and aircraft profiles in situ
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Volume 5

Schneising, O., Bergamaschi, P., Bovensmann, H., Buchwitz, M., Burrows, J.P., Deutscher, N.M., Griffith, D.W.T., Heymann, J., Macatangay, R., Messerschmidt, J., Notholt, J., Rettinger, M., Reuter, M., Sussmann, R., Velazco, V.A., Warneke, T., Wennberg, P.O., & Wunch, D., (2012) Atmospheric greenhouse gases retrieved from SCIAMACHY: comparison to ground-based FTS measurements and model results
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 12, No. 3

Wunch, D., Wennberg, P.O., Toon, G.C., Connor, B.J., Fisher, B., Osterman, G.B., Frankenberg, C., Mandrake, L., O'Dell, C., Ahonen, P., Biraud, S.C., Castano, R., Cressie, N., Crisp, D., Deutscher, N.M., Eldering, A., Fisher, M.L., Griffith, D.W.T., Gunson, M., Heikkinen, P., Keppel-Aleks, G., Kyrö, E., Lindenmaier, R., Macatangay, R., Mendonca, J., Messerschmidt, J., Miller, C.E., Morino, I., Notholt, J., Oyafuso, F.A., Rettinger, M., Robinson, J., Roehl, C.M., Salawitch, R.J., Sherlock, V., Strong, K., Sussmann, R., Tanaka, T., Thompson, D.R., Uchino, O., Warneke, T., & Wofsy, S.C., (2011) A method for evaluating bias in global measurements of CO2 total columns from space
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 11, No. 23

Cogan, A.J., Boesch, H., Parker, R.J., Feng, L., Palmer, P.I., Blavier, J.-F.L., Deutscher, N.M., Macatangay, R., Notholt, J., Roehl, C., Warneke, T., & Wunch, D., (2011) Atmospheric carbon dioxide retrieved from the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT): Comparison with ground-based TCCON observations and GEOS-Chem model calculations
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Volume 117, No. D21301

Butz, A., Guerlet, S., Hasekamp, O., Schepers, D., Galli, A., Aben, I., Grankenberg, C., Hartmann, J.-M., Tran, H., Kuze, A., Keppel-Aleks, G., Toon, G., Wunch, D., Wennberg, P., Deutscher, N., Griffith, D., Macatangay, R., Messerschmidt, J., Notholt, J., & Warneke, T., (2011) Toward accurate CO2 and CH4 observations from GOSAT
Geophysical Research Letters Volume 38, No. 14

Roehl, C.M., Wunch, D., Wennberg, P.O., Deutscher, N.M., Macatangay, R., Griffith, D.W., Sherlock, V., & Wang, H., (2010) Comparisons Between the ACOS and TCCON XCO2 Data in the Southern Hemisphere
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA

Messerschmidt, J., Macatangay, R., Notholt, J., Petri, C., Warneke, T., & Weinzierl, C., (2010) Side by side measurements of CO2 by ground-based Fourier transform spectrometry (FTS)
Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology Volume 62, No. 5

Houweling, S., Aben, I., Breon, F.-M., Chevallier, F., Deutscher, N., Engelen, R., Gerbig, C., Griffith, D., Hungershoefer, K., Macatangay, R., Marshall, J., Notholt, J., Peters, W., & Serrar, S., (2010) The importance of transport model uncertainties for the estimation of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite measurements
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 10

Wunch, D., Toon, G.C., Wennberg, P.O., Wofsy, S.C., Stephens, B.B., Fischer, M. L., Uchino, O., Abshire, J.B., Bernath, P., Biraud, S.C., Blavier, J.-F.L., Boone, C., Bowman, K.P., Browell, E.V., Campos, T., Connor, B.J., Daube, B.C., Deutscher, N.M., Diao, M., Elkins, J.W., Gerbig, C., Gottlieb, E., Griffith, D.W.T., Hurst, D.F., Jiménez, R., Keppel-Aleks, G., Kort, E. A., Macatangay, R., Machida, T., Matsueda, H., Moore, F., Morino, I., Park, S., Robinson, J., Roehl, C.M., Sawa, Y., Sherlock, V., Sweeney, C., Tanaka, T., & Zondlo, M.A., (2010) Calibration of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network using aircraft profile data
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Volume 3

Warneke, T., Petersen, A.K., Gerbig, C., Jordan, A., Rödenbeck, C., Rothe, M., Macatangay, R., Notholt, J., & Schrems, O., (2010) Co-located column and in situ measurements of CO2 in the tropics compared with model simulations
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 10

Wunch, D., Toon, G.C., Wofsy, S.C., Stephens, B., Blavier, J.L., Keppel-Aleks, G., Sherlock, V., Connor, B.J., Deutscher, N.M., Griffith, D.W., Macatangay, R.C., & Wennberg, P., (2009) A Calibration for the Total Carbon Column Observing Network using HIPPO Aircraft Profiles
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA

Macatangay, R., Warneke, T., Gerbig, C., Körner, S., Houweling, S., Heimann, M., Notholt, J., & Schrems, O., (2009) Long Term Trends of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Column Concentrations in Bremen, Germany and Ny-Alesund, Spitzbergen
EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria

Warneke, T., Petersen, K., Gerbig, C., Macatangay, R., Körner, S., Jordan, A., Rothe, M., Notholt, J., & Schrems, O., (2009) Co-located ground-based remote sensing and in situ measurements at the tropical atmospheric observatory in Suriname
EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria

Schneising, O., Buchwitz, M., Burrows, J. P., Bovensmann, H., Reuter, M., Notholt, J., Macatangay, R., & Warneke, T., (2008) Three years of greenhouse gas column-averaged dry air mole fractions retrieved from satellite - Part 1: Carbon dioxide
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 8

Macatangay, R., Warneke, T., Gerbig, C., Körner, S., Ahmadov, R., Heimann, M., & Notholt, J., (2008) A framework for comparing remotely sensed and in-situ CO2 concentrations
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume 8, No. 9

Dolman, A., Noilhan, J., Durand, P., Sarrat, C., Brut, A., Piguet, B., Butet, A., Jarosz, N., Brunet, Y., Loustau, D., Lamaud, E., Tolk, L., Ronda, R., Miglietta, F., Gioli, B., Magliulo, V., Esposito, M., Gerbig, C., Korner, S., Glademard, O., Ramonet, M., Ciais, P., Neininger, B., Hutjes, R., Elbers, J., Macatangay, R., Schrems, O., Perez-Landa, G., Sanz, M., Scholz, Y., Facon, G., Ceschia, E., & Beziat, P., (2006) The CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 87, No. 10

Papers Presented:

  • Simultaneous measurements of mixing layer height and aerosol optical properties in the urbanized mountain valley of Chiang Mai, The Third International Conference, Mountains in the Changing World, Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Collective climatology and temporal analysis of air quality from measurement, observation and simulation over the Greater Bangkok area, Thailand, 14th Quadrennial Symposium iCACGP / 15th Science Conference IGAC, Sunport Takamatsu Convention Center, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
  • Confinement of air pollutants in the mountain valley of Chiang Mai: LiDAR profile measurements, International Conference on Mountain Cities, Climate Change and Urban Sustainability, CRRID, Chandigarh, India
  • Observation of cosmogenic nuclide Be-7 concentrations in the air at Bangkok and trajectory analysis of global air-mass motion, 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Bexco, Busan, Korea
  • Finding the Optimum Resolution, and Microphysics and Cumulus Parameterization Scheme Combinations for Numerical Weather Prediction Models in Northern Thailand: A First Step towards Aerosol and Chemical Weather Forecasting for Northern Thailand, International Symposium on Grids and Clouds, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Finding the Optimum Microphysics and Convective Parameterization Schemes for the WRF Model for LPRU, Thailand, Siam Physics Congress, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
  • Hand-held total ozone column concentration measurements in the Philippines, 34th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2013, Bali, Indonesia