Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau
Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau
澳門地球物理暨氣象局 or Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofisicos
Agency overview
Formed 1952
Headquarters Taipa Grande, Taipa, Ilhas, Macao
Employees 101
Website
www.smg.gov.mo
(Chinese) (Portuguese) (English)

The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (traditional Chinese: 地球物理暨氣象局; simplified Chinese: 地球物理暨气象局; pinyin: Dìqiú Wùlǐ jì Qìxiàng Jú; Portuguese: Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofisicos) is a department of the Macao Government. The services provides forecasts weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards. It also provides and geophysical services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping, aviation, industrial and engineering sectors.

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Overview

Macao Meteorologic and Geophysic Services has 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.[1] It was renamed the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau following the handover in 1999.

Services

Headquarter of the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau
  • Meteorological Monitoring
  • Seismological Monitoring
  • Climate & Atmospheric Environment
  • Telecommunications & Processing

Buildings in the Observatory

The SMG's headquarters and observatory is located at Rampa do Observatório on Taipa Grande.

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