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| Cloud watcher: Observatory Director Lam Chiu-ying and Japan Consul-General Shigekazu Sato officiate at the launch of the reception system for Japan's new geostationary meteorological satellite. |
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The Hong Kong Observatory has installed a new reception system for cloud images from Japan's new generation geostationary meteorological satellite - the multi-functional transport satellite-1R.
The Observatory has also enhanced the provision of satellite data on its website, extending image coverage to encompass a larger area of the northwestern Pacific. Tropical cyclones can be seen in satellite images on this webpage.
Observatory Director Lam Chiu-ying today said the reception of cloud images from Japan's satellite three decades ago revolutionised Hong Kong's weather forecasting.
"Through the cloud images weather forecasters gain a global view from space of the location and evolution of weather systems, especially typhoons. These images are now indispensable for our weather warning services."
The Observatory and the Japan Meteorological Agency have been co-operating for half a century, starting ties with instrument inter-comparison and weather information exchange through a point-to-point circuit.
"Now it encompasses a wider range of activities, of which meteorological satellites and numerical weather prediction are the most outstanding examples. We are grateful to the agency for its persistent and generous support through the years," Mr Lam said.
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