Interaction of TyphoonOcean Program ITOP

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Interaction of Typhoon-Ocean Program (ITOP) -
Moored Observations -
Internal Waves and Typhoon-Ocean Interaction
Project in the Western North Pacific and
Neighboring Seas
Yih YANG Taiwan Ocean Research Institute National
Applied Research Laboratories
Honolulu, 18-21 January, 2009
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Statistics of Typhoons
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• Location chosen based on
• scientific issues (typhoon tracks, ocean eddies,
  biological response, water mass evolution, )
• mooring dynamics (away from the Kuroshio)
• damage from fishermen (especially for the dry air
  parts)
• logistics (ship time)
• water territory (international political affairs)
• improve dramatic weather forecast

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Deployed in June 2008 1, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80,
110, 140, 180, 220, 300, 400, 600 m acoustic
rain gauge at 200 m
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2008/07/26
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R/V Kilo Moana 2009/03/20-04/09