New Automatic Weather Station System in Hong Kong

Featuring One-stop Quality Assurance, Internet Technology and Renewable Energy

by K.H. Tam, B.Y. Lee and K.W. Chan

Hong Kong Observatory

May 2005

Modernization of Hong Kong Observatory’s Automatic Weather Station (AWS) System:

expanding the capability of the AWS network in making observations extending the coverage of the AWS network in Hong Kong enhancing the quality assurance of meteorological data gathered from the AWSs

Technical set-up of the new Automatic Weather Station (AWS) System in Hong Kong

Extending the coverage of the AWS Network in Hong Kong

More temperature information at popular tourist sites

More information for windsurfers and paragliders

Data flow and processing in the new integrated data quality assurance process

Monitoring data quality of the AWS network in real time

HKO’s real-time weather photo website

Notable weather events for promoting public education

Cumulonimbus clouds -- their development and dissipation

Increasing use of renewable energy in the AWS in Hong Kong

Thank you !