- Weather Services

• Presentation of Visibility Data in Local Routine/Special Reports (C.M. Cheng, Seventh Meeting of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observation and Forecast Study Group (AMOFSG), Montreal, 9-12 September 2008)
• Criterion for Reporting Gusts in SPECI (C.M. Cheng, Seventh Meeting of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observation and Forecast Study Group (AMOFSG), Montreal, 9-12 September 2008)
• Provision of Information on Crosswind in SPECI, TAF and Trend Forecast (C.M. Cheng, Seventh Meeting of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observation and Forecast Study Group (AMOFSG), Montreal, 9-12 September 2008)
• ATC Requirement for Visibility Reporting (C.M. Cheng, Seventh Meeting of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observation and Forecast Study Group (AMOFSG), Montreal, 9-12 September 2008)
• Thunderstorm Nowcasting in Support of ATM (P.W. Li, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• Development of SIGMET Posters (B.L. Choy, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• New SIGMET Examples for Updating the Asia/Pac Regional SIGMET Guide (L.O. Li and C.C. Lam, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• ATM Requirement for Visibility Reporting (M.K.Song and K.K. Yeung, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• ATM Requirements for TAF (M.K. Song, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• Improving Numerical Forecasting of the Wind by Using LIDAR Data in the Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) (Svenja Koos, C.S. Lau & P.W. Chan, Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• TDWR-LIDAR Dual Doppler Analysis of 2D Wind Field Associated with Subtropical Squall Lines (P.W. Chan & A.M. Shao, Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• A High-resolution Rapidly-updated Meteorological Data Analysis System for Aviation Applications (C.S. Lau, J.T.K. Wan, M.C. Chu & P.W. Li, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• An Update of the LIDAR Windshear Alerting System (LIWAS) in Hong Kong (P.W. Chan, M.L. Kuo & C.M. Li, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• Short-term Wind Forecasting at the Hong Kong International Airport by Applying Chaotic Oscillatory-based Neural Network to LIDAR Data (K.M. Kwong & P.W. Chan, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• Performance of LIDAR-based Turbulence Detection Algorithm (P.W. Chan & K.M. Kwong, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• Aviation Applications of the Pulsed Doppler LIDAR - Experience in Hong Kong (P.W. Chan & C.M. Shun, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• Forecasting of Weather Bringing Disruption to Airport Operations Caused by Tropical Cyclones (P. Cheung & P.W. Li, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• Development of a Lightning Nowcasting System for Hong Kong International Airport (P.W. Li & D.S. Lau, 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 20-24 January 2008)
• WMO Position on Possible Ways to Improve the Issuance and Availability of SIGMET (C.M.Shun, 1st Meeting of ICAO Meteorological Warnings Study Group (METWSG), Montreal, 20-22 November 2007 )
• Inclusion of the Time of Forecast in SIGMET (C.M.Shun, 1st Meeting of ICAO Meteorological Warnings Study Group (METWSG), Montreal, 20-22 November 2007 )
• Reports of CAeM Regional Rapporteurs - Report on AEM Activities in RA II (C.M.Shun, WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology Management Group, Paris, France, 8-12 October 2007 )
• Reports of CAeM Regional Rapporteurs - Report on Two Pilot Projects (C.M.Shun, WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology Management Group, Paris, France, 8-12 October 2007)
• Reports on Cross-Cutting Issues - AeM Inputs to the Expert Team on Evolution of the Global Observing System (ET/EGOS) (C.M.Shun, WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology Management Group, Paris, France 8-12 October 2007)
• CAeM Pilot Project on Aviation-Weather Disaster Risk Reduction (ADRR) (Sandy M.K. Song & C.M. Shun, 40th Session of WMO Typhoon Committee, Macau, 21-26 November 2007)
• Use of “Metre per second” for Wind Speed in Aeronautical Meteorological Service (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Update on ASIA/PAC SIGMET Monitoring Tool (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Development of SIGMET Posters (rev) (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• New Forecasting Services for Airport Disruption Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Development of Lightning Detection and Nowcasting Service for the Hong Kong International Airport (rev) (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Generation of Visibility Map at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) using LIDAR Data (L.M. Chan, P.W. Chan & Y.S. Cheng, Third Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications, American Meteorological Society, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 14-18 January 2007)
• RA II Pilot Project to Develop Support for Developing Countries in Aeronautical Meteorology Programme (C.M. Shun & M.Y. Jiao, Commission For Aeronautical Meteorology Thirteenth Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 November-1 December 2006)
• Numerical Simulation of a Severe Squall Event in Hong Kong (K.C. Szeto & P.W. Chan, 23rd Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A., 6-10 November 2006)
• Observations by Hong Kong, China on SIGMET Reception (Sandy M.K. Song, Fourth Meeting of the Asia/Pac OPMET Management Task Force (OPMET/M TF/4), Bangkok, Thailand, 13 - 16 February 2006)
• Uncertainties in Weather Forecast (S.Y. Lau, MET/ATM Co-ordination Seminar for Asia/Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-10 February 2006)
• Organization of MET Services in Hong Kong, China (C.M. Shun, MET/ATM Co-ordination Seminar for Asia/Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-10 February 2006)
• Coordination between the MET and ATM Authorities in Hong Kong, China (Sandy M.K. Song, MET/ATM Co-ordination Seminar for Asia/Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-10 February 2006)
• Development of MET Products for ATM in Hong Kong, China and Future Possibilities (Sandy M.K. Song & C.M. Shun, MET/ATM Co-ordination Seminar for Asia/Pacific Region, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-10 February 2006)
• Probability Forecast of Crosswinds at HKIA Due to Tropical Cyclones (S.Y. Lau & K.W. Wong, WMO Workshop on Value Added Services for Air Navigation and User-oriented Aerodrome Forecasts, Toulouse, France, 9-10 September 2005)
• Preparation for the QMS Seminar (S.Y. Lau, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Annex 3 Template for Aerodrome Warnings (M.K. Song, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Terminal Meteorological Forecast (TerMET) (M.K. Song, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Trend Forecast in Local Routine and Special Reports (C.M. Cheng, Fifth Meeting of the Aerodrome Meteorological Observing Systems Study Group (AMOSSG), Montreal, 11–14 April 2005)

- Windshear and Turbulence

• Implementation of Dual Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Windshear Alerting System at the Hong Kong International Airport (P.W. Chan, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• Determination of Richardson Number Profile from Remote Sensing Data and Its Aviation Application (P.W.Chan, 14th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Roskilde, Denmark, 23-25 June 2008 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 1, No. 012043 )
• Application of Microwave Radiometer and Wind Profiler Data in the Estimation of Wind Gust Associated with Intense Convective Weather (P.W.Chan and K.H.Wong, 14th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Roskilde, Denmark, 23-25 June 2008 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 1, No. 012042 )
• Applications of an Infrared Doppler Lidar in Detection of Wind Shear (C.M.Shun and P.W.Chan, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, volume 25, issue 5, p.637-655 )
• Measurement of Turbulence Intensity Profile by a Mini-sodar (P.W.Chan, Meteorological Applications, volume 15, issue 2, p.249-258 )
• Dual Doppler Radar Analysis of 3-Dimensional Winds for Heavy Rain Events in Southern China (P.W.Chan, C.M.Cheng, A.M. Shao and Y.M. Huang, 5th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Helsinki, Finland 30 June-4 July 2008 )
• Determination of the Windshear Hazard F-factor using the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) Data of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) (P.W.Chan and K.H.Wong, 5th European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Helsinki, Finland 30 June-4 July 2008 )
• Comparison of Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Derived from Ground-Based LIDAR and MODIS (P.W.Chan, 24th International Laser Radar Conference, 23-27 June 2008, Boulder, Colorado, USA )
• New Developments of LIDAR-Based Windshear Detection (P.W.Chan and M.L.Kuo, 24th International Laser Radar Conference, 23-27 June 2008, Boulder, Colorado, USA )
• Comparison of Turbulence Intensity Computed from LIDAR and Aircraft Data (P.W.Chan and C.M.Li, 24th International Laser Radar Conference, 23-27 June 2008, Boulder, Colorado, USA )
• Dual Doppler LIDAR Retrieval of 2D Wind Field (P.W.Chan and A.M.Shao, 24th International Laser Radar Conference, 23-27 June 2008, Boulder, Colorado, USA )
• Development of New Wind Shear Posters (C.M.Shun, 1st Meeting of ICAO Meteorological Warnings Study Group (METWSG), Montreal, 20-22 November 2007 )
• Provisions for the Detection of Wind Shear along Approach and Take-Off (C.M.Shun, 1st Meeting of ICAO Meteorological Warnings Study Group (METWSG), Montreal, 20-22 November 2007 )
• Depiction of Complex Airflow near Hong Kong International Airport Using a Doppler LIDAR with a Two-Dimensional Wind Retrieval Technique (P.W. Chan and A.M. Shao, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Volume 16, Number 5, pp 491-504, October 2007)
• Use of Spectrum Width Data from the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) for Monitoring Turbulence Intensity: Case Studies (P.W. Chan, C.M. Li and K.H. Wong, First Asian Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Hubei, China, 22-24 October 2007)
• An Update of the LIght Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Windshear Alerting System (LIWAS) (C.M.Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Development of New Wind Shear Posters in Collaboration with IFALPA and ICAO (C.M. Shun, Commission For Aeronautical Meteorology Thirteenth Session, Geneva, Switzerland,23 November-1 December 2006)
• Application of a Microwave Radiometer to Study Terrain-induced Airflow Disturbances at the Hong Kong International Airport (P.W. Chan & C.M. Shun, 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA, 28 August-1 September 2006)
• Super-high-resolution Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Turbulence in an Area of Complex Terrain (P.W. Chan, 12th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA, 28 August-1 September 2006)
• Two-dimensional Wind Retrieval Using a Doppler LIDAR (P.W. Chan & A.M. Shao, 13th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 18-20 July 2006)
• Applications of a Ground-based Microwave Radiometer in Aviation Weather Forecasting (P.W. Chan, K.C. Wu & C.M. Shun, 13th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 18-20 July 2006)
• Performance of a Doppler LIDAR in an Operational Environment (K.C. Wu, P.W. Chan & C.M. Shun,13th International Symposium for the Advancement of Boundary Layer Remote Sensing, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 18-20 July 2006)
• Low Altitude Wind Shear Hazards: Ground Based Detection and Commercial Aviation User Needs (Thomas H. Fahey, III, C.M. Shun, Amy VanGerpen, Junichiro Asano & Tuan Nguyen, 12th Conference on Aviation Range & Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA, USA, 29 January-2 February 2006)
• High Resolution Numerical Modelling of Windshear Episodes at the Hong Kong International Airport(K.C. Szeto & P.W. Chan, 12th Conference on Aviation Range & Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA, USA, 29 January-2 February 2006)
• Generation of Eddy Dissipation Rate Map at the Hong Kong International Airport Based on Doppler LIDAR Data(P.W. Chan, 12th Conference on Aviation Range & Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA, USA, 29 January-2 February 2006)
• Operational LIDAR-based System for Automatic Windshear Alerting at the Hong Kong International Airport(P.W. Chan, C.M. Shun & K.C. Wu, 12th Conference on Aviation Range & Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA, USA, 29 January-2 February 2006)
• Wind Shear Alerting at Hong Kong International Airport (S.Y. Lau & B.L. Choy, WMO Workshop on Value Added Services for Air Navigation and User-oriented Aerodrome Forecasts, Toulouse, France, 9-10 September 2005)
• Measurement of Turbulence in Terrain-disrupted Airflow at the Hong Kong International Airport Using a Doppler Lidar(P.W. Chan, K.K. Lai & C.M. Shun, Croatian Meteorological Journal (Special Issue on the 28th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology (ICAM) and the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) 2005), Volume 40, page 503-506)
• Monitoring and Observation of Fohn Wind in Hong Kong Using a Multi-channel, Ground-based Microwave Radiometer(P.W. Chan, Croatian Meteorological Journal (Special Issue on the 28th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology (ICAM) and the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) 2005), Volume 40, page 499-502)
• Numerical Simulation of Vortex Shedding Observed at the Hong Kong International Airport Using a Shallow Water Model(P.W. Chan & C.M. Shun, Croatian Meteorological Journal (Special Issue on the 28th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology (ICAM) and the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) 2005), Volume 40, p. 27-30)

- World Area Forecast System

• Regional Progress in WAFS Implementation (C.M. Shun, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• Observations on WAFS Trial Gridded Forecasts (M.K. Song and C.Y. Hong, Twelfth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG12), Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 July 2008)
• Improving Visualization of WAFS Forecasts (C.M. Shun, 4th Meeting of ICAO World Area Forecast System Operations Group (WAFSOPSG), Cairo, Egypt 26-28 February 2008 )
• Performance of WAFS Gridded Products ( C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007 )
• Problems and Opportunities Arising from the Migration of OPMET Data to BUFR (C.M. Shun and Ken Macdonald, Commission For Aeronautical Meteorology Thirteenth Session, Geneva, Switzerland,23 November to 1 December 2006)
• Regional Progress in WAFS Implementation(C.M. Shun, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• BURF Migration Operational Trial and Airlines' Feedback (World Area Forecast System Operations Group (WAFSOPSG) Second Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-11 March 2005)

   - Uplink / Downlink of Weather Information to / from Aircraft

• Uplink and Downlink of Weather Information – Recent Development in Hong Kong, China (C.M. Shun, The Eleventh Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-group of APANPIRG (CNS/MET SG/11) Bangkok, Thailand, 11-20 July 2007)
• Recent Developments in AMDAR and trends in Meteorological Data Downlink (C.M. Shun, Commission For Aeronautical Meteorology Thirteenth Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 November-1 December 2006)
• Recent Developments on Meteorological Information Datalink at the Hong Kong International Airport (M.K. Song, International Symposium on Electronics in Air Transport Industry (SEATI) 2006, Hong Kong, China, 8-9 March 2006 )
• Current Status of D-ATIS and D-VOLMET Implementation(M.K. Song, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Identification of a Data Link for Uplinking Graphical Meteorological Information(C.M. Shun, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Provision of Automated Aircraft Observations(C.M. Shun, Ninth Meeting of the Communications/Navigation/Surveillance and Meteorology Sub-Group (CNS/MET/SG/9) of APANPIRG, Bangkok, Thailand, 11–15 July 2005)
• Specification of Graphical Tropical Cyclone SIGMET for Uplink to Aircraft(H.G. Wai, Meteorological Information Data Link Study Group (METLINKSG), Eighth Meeting, Montreal, 1-4 February 2005)
• Uplink of Windshear and Turbulence Information to Aircraft(H.G. Wai, Meteorological Information Data Link Study Group (METLINKSG), Eighth Meeting, Montreal, 1-4 February 2005)