Asia and the Pacific | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Listed below are international publications and chapters from the Minerals Yearbook Volume III: Area Reports—International—Asia and the Pacific. These annual reviews are designed to provide timely statistical data on mineral commodities in various countries.
Natural Hazards of Hong Kong | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Sep 10, 2009 · This film presents a summary of the natural hazards of Hong Kong. Such natural hazards include earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, and landslides.
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Geology of Hong Kong - Wikipedia
The geology of Hong Kong is dominated by igneous rocks (including granitic rocks and volcanic rocks) formed during a major volcanic eruption period in the Mesozoic era. It made up 85% of Hong Kong's land surface and the remaining 15% are mostly sedimentary rocks located in the northeast New Territories .
Geological Map of Hong Kong - Overview - ArcGIS
This web map shows the simplified geological map of Hong Kong offered by the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) of Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), HKSAR Government. The web map depicts the simplified solid and superficial geology of the territory.
USGS Science Data Catalog
Author: Chirag H Shah, Publisher: Science Data Management, Keywords: SDC, Science Data Catalog, USGS Data
Hong Kong Geological Survey - CEDD
Oct 3, 2024 · The Hong Kong Geological Survey has issued a number of geological memoirs, geological map sheets and reports. Here is the list.
Geotechnical Services
Dec 18, 2024 · Each District Division is responsible for a geographical region of Hong Kong. The scope of auditing covers the design of the geotechnical aspects of all building developments and civil engineering works and the standards of site supervision.
Synergistic use of optical and InSAR data for urban impervious …
In this study, the potential of the synergistic use of optical and InSAR data in urban impervious surface mapping at the sub‐pixel level was investigated. A case study in Hong Kong was conducted for this purpose by applying a classification and regression tree (CART) algorithm to SPOT 5 multispectral imagery and ERS‐2 SAR data.
SEISMOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS IN HONG KONG - Hong Kong …
In 1963, a set of 3-component long-period seismographs and another set of 3-component short-period seismographs from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were installed in Hong Kong to form part of the U.S. Worldwide Standardised Seismograph Network (WWSSN).