Introduction
臺大颱風研究中心成立於2009年1月,其願景為建立臺灣地區首要國際級颱風研究中心。中心以「颱風策略性飛機觀測」、「颱風模擬與資料同化」、「颱風動力」、「颱風與海洋交互作用」、「地形效應對颱風影響」、「颱風雨帶、地形降水與中尺度過程」、「颱風與氣候交互作用」為研究主題。
本中心以整合颱風研究人力與設備,從事颱風相關之基礎研究,並以臺灣獨特地理位置之颱風議題為研究重點。透過發展突破性颱風研究所需之平台、加強國內與國際間合作,促進颱風研究相關學術交流活動,同時培育研究人才,加速推動國內颱風研究發展,成為具領導地位之國際級尖端研究中心。
颱風研究中心透過一系列基礎紮實的研究工作,深入探索颱風學理,並將學術成果加以應用,有效改善颱風分析/預報,以期對於科學本質及社會民生皆能有具體貢獻與回饋。
The Typhoon Research Center (TRC) of National Taiwan University (NTU) was officially founded in January 2009. Its vision is to establish an international top-notch research center in Taiwan. The major themes of the TRC are “Targeted observation”, “Numerical simulation and data assimilation of typhoons”, “Typhoon dynamics”, “Typhoon-ocean interactions”, “Orographic effects on typhoons”, “Typhoon rainbands, orographic precipitation, and mesoscale processes”, and “Typhoon-climate interaction”.
The missions of the TRC include the following:
1.Integrate man power and facilities, conduct research programs to enhance basic understanding of typhoons, and focus on typhoon issues relevant to the unique geographic location of Taiwan.
2.Develop a platform to facilitate breakthroughs in typhoon research.
3.Enhance collaboration and academic exchanges with international institutes for typhoon research.
4.Cultivate young talents for future typhoon research and promote the TRC to a leading typhoon research institute in Taiwan while aiming at becoming the world’s top-notch research center.