Public talk on "Nowcasting at a glance -- forecasting severe weather a few hours ahead"
The Hong Kong Observatory conducted a public talk on "Nowcasting at a glance -- forecasting severe weather a few hours ahead" on 7 March 2009. The talk introduced an in-house developed nowcasting system "SWIRL" and its applications in support of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. A recently launched web product "Rainfall Nowcast for the Pearl River Delta Region" has also been demonstrated. The talk was well received by more than 100 participants.
Mr. Yeung Hon Yin, the scientific officer of the Hong Kong Observatory, delivering the talk on nowcasting Audience listening to the talk