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

0000213 Patel这是一个为期三年的联合研究项目，由爱荷华州大学爱荷华州水力研究所(IIHR)的Virendra Patel博士、国家科学委员会国家高性能计算中心的蔡文福博士和国立台湾大学的C.L.Yen博士共同提出。该项目旨在通过整合最先进的台风、降雨、流域径流和河流流量的预测方法，并使用先进的计算机和通信技术，开发用于预测河流洪水的三维模型。美国和台湾的集团在资源和技术上都是互补的。美国团队(IIHR)拥有强大的计算机模型和使其在现实世界应用程序中工作的诀窍。NCHC拥有硬件和人力两方面的计算资源。开发一个洪水预报系统对像淡水河这样的水系是很重要的，因为这条河是亚热带岛屿环境河流的特点。山洪暴发是一个大问题，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。本项目由国家自然科学基金委员会和台湾国家科学委员会共同资助。

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.