U.S.-Taiwan Cooperative Research: Integrated Computer Models for River Flow and Application to Tan Sui River

0000213Patel这是一个为期三年的联合研究项目，由Virendra Patel博士、爱荷华大学爱荷华水力研究所（IIHR）、美国国家科学委员会国家高性能计算中心的蔡w - f博士、国立台湾大学的C. L. Yen博士共同提出。该计划旨在综合最先进的台风、降雨、流域径流和河流流量预测方法，并利用先进的计算机和通信技术，开发三维模型来预测河流洪水。美国和台湾的集团在资源和技术方面互为补充。美国团队（IIHR）有一个强大的计算机模型，并知道如何使其在实际应用中发挥作用。中心在硬件和人力上都具备计算资源。谭绥河等河流系统具有亚热带岛屿河流的特点，因此为其开发洪水预报系统非常重要。山洪暴发是一个主要问题，而且很难预测。这个项目可以帮助我们了解亚热带地区河流洪水的性质以及如何减轻它。​

0000213PatelThis is a three year joint research project proposed by Dr. Virendra Patel, the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research (IIHR), University of Iowa, Dr. W-F Tsai of the National Science Council's National Center for High-Performance Computing, and Dr. C. L. Yen of the National Taiwan University. This project seeks to develop 3-D models to forecast river floods by integrating state-of-the-art prediction methods for typhoons, rainfall, watershed run-off and river flows and using advanced computer and communication technology. Both U.S. and Taiwan groups are complimentary in resources and know-how. The U.S. team (IIHR) has a powerful computer model and the know-how to make it work in real-world applications. The NCHC has the computing resources in both hardware and manpower. Developing a flood forecast system for a river system such as the Tan Sui River is important since this river is characteristic of subtropical rivers on island environments. Flash floods are a major issue and are difficult to forecast. This project could help us to understand the nature of the river-flooding in subtropical areas and how to mitigate it. This project is jointly supported by the NSF and the National Science Council of Taiwan.