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35th Issue (July 2016)

Pilots' corner

Review of wintry weather on 24 Jan 2016 at HKIA

New release of MyAeroMET

Intensive Observation Period for building-induced windshear/turbulence

Changes in coding of Thunderstorm SIGMET to reduce over-warning

Latest development

New dropsonde technology for enhanced tropical cyclone observations

New faces joining Aviation Forecaster Team

A new ADS-B ground station at Tai Mo Shan

Recent updates on the Aviation Thunderstorm Nowcasting System (ATNS)

The Observatory enhances satellite imagery services

Collaboration

Civil Aviation Administration of China visited the Observatory

Hong Kong Observatory and Shanghai Meteorological Service sign co-operation plan

WMO WWRP 4th International Symposium on Nowcasting and Very-short-range Forecast 2016 (WSN16)

Education and Training

Briefing on HKO Aviation Weather Services

Lightning and Aviation Lecture to Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps

ICAO/WMO meeting papers and presentations contributed by HKO

Fourteenth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Meteorological Information Exchange (MET/IE) Working Group (Bangkok, Thailand, 7 - 9 March 2016)

Information Papers:

Sixth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Meteorological Services (MET/S) Working Group (Bangkok, Thailand, 9 - 11 March 2016)

Working Papers:

Information Papers:

IP01 - Survey on Operational Use of Services and Products from Service Providers of World Area Forecast System (WAFS) in Asia/Pacific Region and WAFS Training Needs of Asia/Pacific States, by P.W. Chan as Chairman of MET/S WG

Fifth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Meteorological Requirements (MET/R) Working Group (Bangkok, Thailand, 19 - 21 April 2016)

Information Papers:

IP09 - Provision of Flight-specific SIGMETS based on Filed ICAO Flight Plans

Kick-off meeting on the pilot project on SIGMET Coordination in Southeast Asia (25-26 May 2016, Singapore)

Presentations:

ICAO Developments - Hazardous Weather Information, by Sharon Lau

Twentieth Meeting of the Meteorology Sub-group (MET SG/20) of Asia/Pacific Air Navigation Planning and Implementation Regional Work Group (APANPIRG) (Bangkok, Thailand, 6 - 9 June 2016)

Working Papers:

WP29 - Capacity Building and Awareness Raising Activities on IWXXM Implementation for Different Stakeholders in APAC, by Hong Kong China

Information Papers:

IP/16 - Tools Available for SIGMET Coordination, by Hong Kong China

Joint Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Air Traffic Flow Management Steering Group (ATFM/SG/6) and MET SG/20 (Bangkok, Thailand, 07 June 2016)

Information Papers:

IP04 - Provision of New MET Information for ATM, by Hong Kong China

Presentations:

SP/01 - MET Information for ATM via the Aviation Research Demonstration Project, by Hong Kong China

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