Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau
You can help expand this article with text translated from [[:zh:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 482: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|the corresponding article]] in 中文. (March 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2020) |
| |
| Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1952 |
| Preceding agency |
|
| Headquarters | Taipa Grande, Taipa, Ilhas, Macao |
| Employees | 101 |
| Website | smg.gov.mo |
| Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 地球物理氣象局 | ||||||
| |||||||
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau[1] (SMG, Chinese: 地球物理氣象局; Portuguese: Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofísicos) is a department of the Macao Government. It provides weather forecasts and issues warnings on weather-related hazards. It also provides geophysical-related services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping, aviation, industrial and engineering sectors.
Overview
[edit | edit source]The Meteorologic and Geophysic Services was established in 1952 as a government agency after taking over the role from the Portuguese Navy. Meteorological data had been recorded in Macau since 1861 with online data back to 1901.[2] It was renamed the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau following the handover in 1999.
Services
[edit | edit source]
- Meteorological Monitoring
- Seismological Monitoring
- Climate & Atmospheric Environment
- Telecommunications & Processing
Buildings in the Observatory
[edit | edit source]The SMG's headquarters and observatory is located at Rampa do Observatório on Taipa Grande.
References
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- Hong Kong rainstorm warning signals
- Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals
- China Meteorological Administration
- Hong Kong Observatory
- Central Weather Bureau (Taiwan)
