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Typhoon Rose

ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 2. ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 10.09 a.m. August 12, 1971.  
 
ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 3. ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 11.00 a.m. on August 13, 1971.  
 
ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 4. ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 11.52 a.m. on August 14, 1971.  
 
ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 5. ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 10.48 a.m. on August 15, 1971.  
 
Radar picture of Typhoon
  Figure 6. Radar picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at the Royal Observatory at 10.27 p.m. on August 15, 1971.  
 
Radar picture of Typhoon
  Figure 7. Radar picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at the Royal Observatory at 12.05 a.m. on August 16, 1971.  
 
ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 8(a). ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 11.33 a.m. on August 16, 1971.  
 
ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon
  Figure 8(b). ESSA-8 APT picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 11.39 a.m. on August 16, 1971.  
 
A digitized mosaic of satellite picture of Typhoon
  Figure 8(c). A digitized mosaic of satellite picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken on August 16, 1971. (By Courtesy of ESSA)  
 
Radar picture of Typhoon
  Figure 9. Radar picture of Typhoon "Rose" taken at 1.00 p.m. on August 16, 1971.  
 
Record of barometric pressure
Figure 10. Record of barometric pressure at various meteorological stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 16 - 17, 1971.
 
Record of wind speed and direction at the Royal Observatory
  Figure 11. Record of wind speed and direction at the Royal Observatory during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 16 - 17, 1971.  
 
Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at the Hong Kong International Airport
  Figure 12. Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at the Hong Kong International Airport during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 17, 1971.  
 
Record of wind speed and direction at Cape Collinson
  Figure 13. Record of wind speed and direction at Cape Collinson during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 16 - 17, 1971.  
 
Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at Cheung Chau
. Figure 14. Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at Cheung Chau during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 17, 1971  
 
Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at Waglan Island
  Figure 15. Quick-run record of wind speed and direction at Waglan Island during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 17, 1971.  
 
Trajectory of the centre of the eye of Typhoon
  Figure 16. Trajectory of the centre of the eye of Typhoon "Rose" over the western part of Hong Kong on August 17, 1971.  
 
Hourly amounts of rainfall and barometric pressure profile as recorded at the Royal Observatory
  Figure 17. Hourly amounts of rainfall and barometric pressure profile as recorded at the Royal Observatory during the passage of Typhoon "Rose" on August 16 - 17, 1971.