https://www.scmp.com/rss/519959/feed Dr George Zhizhao Liu is a professor and associate head (partnership) of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has long been engaged in research on precise GPS/GNSS positioning and navigation, ionospheric scintillation monitoring, the impact of space weather on flight navigation, atmospheric water vapour remote sensing and its effects on AI and numerical weather prediction. He is a scientific advisor to the Hong Kong Observatory, an... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com During the National Day celebrations this year, drone shows over Victoria Harbour were cancelled because of a space weather phenomenon known as ionospheric scintillation. However, the drone shows in Shenzhen around the same time went ahead after some slight delays. People therefore were puzzled, not just by the rather technical term but also about why there was such a big difference given how close Shenzhen is to Hong Kong. Space weather phenomena triggered by strong solar activity usually... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3283338/hong-kongs-low-altitude-economy-plans-need-good-space-weather-data?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3283338/hong-kongs-low-altitude-economy-plans-need-good-space-weather-data?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:30:08 +0000