Hong Kong Observatory Brand Hong Kong - Asia's world city
GovHK Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Search
Search Site Map Contact Us
Print Version
Back

Print Version PDF Version
Weather Phenomena
 
Introductory Topics
 
item The Science of Thunder and Lightning new
item Tropical Cyclone Basics new
item The 2008 South China snow storm and the cold weather of Hong Kong - a retrospect new
item Weather and Influenza new
item An Introduction to Heat Stress new
item Influence of Tropical Cyclones on Visibility in Hong Kong 
item The Storm Surge Brought by Typhoon Hagupit 
item Weather and Special Phenomena in the Antarctic 
item How is a tornado rated? 
item  What is Foehn wind? 
item  Climate Change
item  More on Tides
item  What is "Fujiwhara Effect"?
item  Squall Lines and "Shi Hu Feng" - what you want to know about the violent squalls hitting Hong Kong on 9 May 2005
item  Know more about Tides
item  What are "Thunderstorms"?
item  Fog Explained
item  What is "Radiation Cooling"?
item  What is a "Trough"? (in Chinese only)
item  Formation of Monsoon (in Chinese only)
item  Effects of Winter Monsoon (in Chinese only)
item  What is "Hailstorm"? (in Chinese only)
item  What is "Halo"?
item  Know more about Tropical Cyclones
item  What are "Windshear" and "Turbulence"? pdf version
item  What is "Clear Air Turbulence"?
 
Advanced Topics
 
item Anthropogenic climate change - Is greenhouse gas the whole story, or just part of the story? new
item  Scientific Understanding on Global Warming
Professor Lau Ngar-cheung, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, August 2007 (in Chinese only)* pdf version 
item  Role of Ocean in Climate Change
Professor Lau Ngar-cheung and Professor Chen Fong-ching, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, February 2005 (in Chinese only)* pdf version
item  Environmental Crisis of the Twenty-First Century: Sunshine and Air I
Professor Lau Ngar-cheung, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, February 1994 (in Chinese only)* pdf version
item  Environmental Crisis of the Twenty-First Century: Sunshine and Air II
Professor Lau Ngar-cheung, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, April 1994 (in Chinese only)* pdf version
item  El Nino: Child of Pacific
Professor Lau Ngar-cheung, Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, April 1998 (in Chinese only)* pdf version
item  What is "Greenhouse Effect"?
item  What is "El Nino"? (in Chinese only)
item  What is "La Nina"? (in Chinese only)
item  El Nino - an extract from TV program (in Chinese only) real video version
item  Distribution of Ozone over Hong Kong
item  Severe Weather in Hong Kong - Case Studies
item  Windshear and Turbulence in Hong Kong - information for pilots pdf version - (Disclaimer)
 
*Courtesy of Twenty-First Century Bimonthly

 2003 | Important notices | Privacy policy Last revision date: <17 Dec 2009>