| 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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