THE WIND CLIMATE OF HONG-KONG

Authors
JEARY AP
Citation
Ap. Jeary, THE WIND CLIMATE OF HONG-KONG, Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics, 72(1-3), 1997, pp. 433-444
Citations number
21
Journal title
Journal of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01676105
Volume
72
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
433 - 444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-6105(1997)72:1-3<433:>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The wind climate of Hong Kong is examined in this paper. Data relating to typhoons, their structure, their recurvature over the western paci fic, and the winds which they induce over the territory are presented. The relevance of these observations to codification for Hong Kong is discussed.