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From July 15 to 31, 2025, Earth-HK research teams conducted a 17-day scientific expedition along the coast of the Greater Bay Area. This significant endeavor brought together 42 faculty members and students from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Xiamen University, and several universities from mainland China. Read more

On July 24, 2025, members of Earth-HK, including Professor Jianping Gan and Professor Stanley Lau, participated in an exchange meeting with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Read more

WavyOcean V2.0 is set to be officially released in April. Let's embark on an extraordinary journey of the " One-Day immersive tour of Hong Kong water " ahead of time! Read more

The Earth-HK Annual Workshop 2025 was successfully held on May 17-18, 2025 at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Guangzhou)(HKUST-GZ). Read more

From October 21 to 23, 2024, the 3rd Hong Kong and Macao Ocean & Areas of Excellence (AoE) Forum were successfully held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. With the theme of "Earth System Science for Climate Change, Carbon Neutrality and Blue Economy", the forum aims to promote academic exchange and cooperation in regional earth system science study. The forum was jointly organized by the AoE project "Study of the regional earth system for sustainable development under climate change in the Greater Bay Area" (Earth-HK), Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE) and the Department of Ocean Science of HKUST, gathered experts and scholars from various areas to discuss cutting-edge issues in ocean research. Read more

On October 8-9, 2024, the High-level Forum for Strategically Developing a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under the Vision of Carbon Neutrality, organized by the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), was held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), with Earth-HK as one of the co-sponsors. The forum included a one-day "Workshop on Sustainable Blue Economy in the Greater Bay Area for Carbon Neutrality" and a half-day "Strategic Dialogue on Coordinated Development and Integrated Ocean Management in the Greater Bay Area". Read more

The Earth-HK Annual Workshop 2024 was held on September 13-14, 2024, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Read more

Upwelling is a key driver of physical, biogeochemical, and ecological variability in coastal regions, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep water into the euphotic zone and thriving marine ecosystems. The wind-induced Ekman frictional effect cannot completely explain the observed spatial and temporal variations of the upwelling. Read more

From July 11 to August 3, 2024, Earth-HK research teams conducted a 24-day scientific expedition along the coast of the Greater Bay Area. This expedition brought together a total of 32 teachers and students from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and several universities from mainland China. They carried out investigations at over 90 operational sites in areas such as the Pearl River channel, the Pearl River Estuary, and coastal regions of Guangdong Province (from Shangchuan Island to Daya Bay). Read more