Description

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) is a government department responsible for monitoring and forecasting weather, as well as issuing warnings on weather-related hazards. The Observatory also monitors and assesses radiation levels in Hong Kong, and provides other meteorological and geophysical services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping, aviation, industrial and engineering sectors.

In this online talk, Senior Scientific Officers of the HKO would introduce the application of weather radar in severe weather monitoring and the latest development on uses of the Phased Array Doppler Weather Radar and the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar.

Following with the talk, a guided 360 virtual tour for Tate's Cairn Weather Radar Station and Airport Meteorological Facilities would be given for demonstration.

Mode:Online via Zoom

Language:English

Online registration
- Registration deadline:9 Nov 2022
- Registration on first-come-first-served basis with priority given to IMechE members.
- Successful registrant will be notified by email on or before10 Nov 2022with Zoom link. If you do not receive confirmation email by this date, your registration is considered as unsuccessful.
- Join the Zoom meeting with the name you used for registration. If we cannot match the name of registration and attendance, no certificate of attendance will be provided