Macao, China

• Climate information (data and products) provided operationally for the general public and/or for specific information users
  • Long-range forecasts
  • Climate monitoring
  • Analysis and assessments based on historical data
  • Historical climate data
  • El Niño monitoring and outlooks
• URL of a portal website providing climate data/products
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/p_seasonalfcst.htm
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_climaNormal.htm
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_climaExt.htm
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_db_meteo.htm
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/e_downloadpdf.htm
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/introduction/centenary2/index_four.htm

• Long-range forecast services
  Seasonal predictions - 3 to 6 months
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/c_seasonalfcst.htm (Chinese)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/p_seasonalfcst.htm (Portuguese)
  El Niño forecasts
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/c_seasonalfcst.htm (Chinese)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/p_seasonalfcst.htm (Portuguese)
• Methods taken by NMHS to generate long-range forecast products
  • General probabilistic analysis from various seasonal forecast ensembles / systems / products / services are used to produce seasonal forecast of Macao.
• Use of climate products provided by other NMHSs or meteorological institutes for long-range forecast
  • - The ECMWF seasonal forecasting system
  • - NCEP coupled forecast system model version 2 (CFSv2)
  • - JMA's Ensemble Prediction System
  • - UKMO's Global long-range model
  • - Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model version 1.1 (BCC_CSM1.1)
  • - APEC Climate Center (APCC) Climate Information Service
  • - International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) probabilistic seasonal climate forecast product

• Regular climate monitoring reports
  Monitoring of climate extremes (including drought monitoring and climate watch)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_climaExt.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
  Publication of climate monitoring report (bulletin)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/e_downloadpdf.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)

• Historical climate data provided through the Internet
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_climaNormal.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_climaExt.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/database/e_db_meteo.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/e_downloadpdf.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/introduction/centenary2/index_four.htm (Chinese, Portugues and English)
• Digitization of historical climate data
  • Yes
• Provision of climate data through the website with limited/unlimited access
  • All climate data on the website are available to all users with unlimited access.
  • Meteorological data such as temperature (max/min/average), average relative humidity, precipitation (max/total), wind direction, wind speed, insolation duration are accessible to registered users via email free of charge.

• Name(s) of Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in which the NMHS participates
  • Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction for Regional Association II (FOCRAII)
• Provision of relevant information based on the consensus forecast at RCOF(s) to domestic users
  • Seasonal forecasts based on consensus forecasts made at RCOF sessions are provided in the following URLs.
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/c_seasonalfcst.htm (Chinese)
  • http://www.smg.gov.mo/smg/climate/p_seasonalfcst.htm (Portuguese)

• Framework for cooperation with climate information user sectors
  • None
• How user sectors utilize climate information
  Users in which sectors
  • Water management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Energy resources
  • Health and welfare
  Types of climate information utilized
  • Long-range forecasts
  • Climate monitoring
  • Analysis and assessment based on historical data
  • Historical climate data
  Triggers for climate information utilization
  • National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF)
  • National Climate Forum (NCF)
  • Meetings for discussion with information users
  • Publicity and educational activities
• Method of provision of climate information
  • Online
  • E-mail
  • Telephone and/or Fax
  • NCOF/NCF/conferences
• Plan to provide new climate information
  • Extended-range forecasts for Macao are planned only for international use in the coming future.
• Efforts/activities to enhance the utilization of climate information
  • None

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