| Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau | |
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| Direcção dos Serviços Meteorológicos e Geofisicos (Portuguese) 澳門地球物理暨氣象局 (Chinese) |
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| Formed | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Taipa Grande, Taipa, Ilhas, Macao |
| Employees | 101 |
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| www.smg.gov.mo (Chinese) (Portuguese) (English) |
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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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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.
The SMG's headquarters and observatory is located at Rampa do Observatório on Taipa Grande.