Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute

Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute
FounderGovernment of Taiwan
Established2011
OwnerMinistry of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
Location
Taichung
,
Taiwan
Dissolved2018

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Typhoon and flood research institute launched in Taichung City". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute uses Avizo software for typhoon quantitative precipitation estimation and forecast". www.fei.com. FEI. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Building a weather data assimilation system". www.narlabs.org.tw. NARLabs. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ Ical, Dalila. "FLASH NEWS & HEADLINESFlood Prevention Experts To Develop Improved Flood Management System For The Cayo District". lovefm.com. LoveFM. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ and Ko Lin, Huang Li-yun. "Taiwan launches unmanned aircraft for typhoon research". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 March 2020.