Abstract --
The objective of this project is to establish an application system
of Doppler weather radar data on severe weather monitoring and forecasting
in the Taiwan area. The report contains three different subjects.
(1) Using window probability matching method (WPMM) to establish
the relationship between the radar reflectivity intensity and the
surface rainfall intensity. Due to complex terrain features of Taiwan,
detailed analyses of reflectivity data of each Doppler radar is
crucial to the success of using this method. To establish a data
bank collecting climatology of radar reflectivity of each radar
site is an important part of work in this project. (2) Utilizing
near center weak echo reflectivity data and dipole signature of
radial velocity to determine the center location and circulations
near inner core of landfalling typhoons. Four different techniques,
i.e., ECHO, WB92, VDAD, and GBVTD-simplex, are adapted for this
purpose. The effect of complex terrain on the structure and intensity
of the storms are also analyzed during the center-finding process.
(3) Semi-automatic storm center searching algorithm and control
interface is established in this project. New storm center can be
searched and determined by using man-machine interface capability.
This system provides a convenient tool for forecasters searching
the typhoon center in an efficient way.
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