Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute
| Founder(s) | Government of Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Established | 2011 |
| Owner | Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) |
| Location | , |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
The Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute (TTFRI) was a research institute which is part of the National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan. It was merged into the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction in 2018.
History
[edit]The Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute was inaugurated in 2011 in the city of Taichung. Lee Cheng-shang was the inaugural Director.[1]
TTFRI is a coordinator of research into quantitative precipitation forecasting.[2]
TTFRI has worked with the Central Weather Bureau to develop a radar assimilation system which has increased the accuracy of the six hour rainfall forecast by twenty percent.[3]
In 2018 TTFRI began a project to improve the flood management of Cayo District in Belize in partnership with the Belizean Government which is one of Taiwan's few remaining official diplomatic allies.[4]
Equipment
[edit]In 2015 TTFRI acquired a set of UAVs from Australia for use their typhoon research program. Early attempts to acquire UAVs in 2005 were scrapped due to stricter air traffic controls imposed as a result of global terrorism.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Typhoon and flood research institute launched in Taichung City". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute uses Avizo software for typhoon quantitative precipitation estimation and forecast". www.fei.com. FEI. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Building a weather data assimilation system". www.narlabs.org.tw. NARLabs. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Ical, Dalila. "FLASH NEWS & HEADLINESFlood Prevention Experts To Develop Improved Flood Management System For The Cayo District". lovefm.com. LoveFM. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ and Ko Lin, Huang Li-yun. "Taiwan launches unmanned aircraft for typhoon research". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
