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Summary of IOT Publications

Title Sea Simulation and Long Wave Early Warning Research of Harbor(2/4)- Simulation Evaluation and Long Wave Forecasting Research
Dept Transportation Technology Research Center
Year 2020
Month 2
Price 500
Summary       The IOT has built a Harbor Environment Information Website that serves multiple functions:
considering ships and crew members’ safety and water environmental maintenance; promoting sea
meteorological forecast systems for near shore and near sea disaster prevention and rescue; and
meeting the need for long-term oceanographic observation. The Website thus provides real-time
correlative oceanographic simulation results and forecast data, as well as marine meteorological and
inner harbor information for harbor-related units, shipping companies, and some authorized officers.
This information helps all parties maintain ships’ maneuvering safely in/out of ports around Taiwan’s
waters, and rapidly respond in case of emergencies.
      The complicated topography in the near-sea area and addition of offshore island oceanographic
simulations mean that there are many factors that make consistent research and improvement
worthwhile. Expansions to the content of the Harbor Environment Information System’s automatic
operation modules included waves, hydrodynamics, and tsunamis. Some achievements from this year
are as follows: Continued maintenance and operations for current oceanographic simulation modules
(including waves, hydrodynamics, and tsunamis), as normal; continued upgrading of software and
hardware to display simulation results; performing wave module adjustment, and interfacing with the
Central Weather Bureau's forecast and the TORI telemetry current data; completing evaluation of
simulation and observation results for 12 major ports this year; and focusing on assessments for the
typhoon period. A multi-grid wind-wave module that includes Hualien Port in the eastern sea area
was built, and a small-scale wind wave simulation system was established by using four simulations
per day. Continued improvements were made to the Wave Attack Warning System for the Taitung
Coastal Road. According to a characteristic analysis of wave observation data for typhoons from 2016
to 2018 in Hualien Port, exploration was done on wind-wave spectrum data, thus providing long
wave prediction research regarding medium-scale wind wave modules.
      This study represented oceanographic simulation operational achievements that will provide
references upon which the IOT may perform follow-up research. The study also provided official
institutions with bases for reference. During typhoon strikes, the results can be used as an assessment
basis for disaster prevention warnings, thus providing important information for purposes such as
ship access, Blue Highway navigation safety, and safety of coastal roads.
Post date 2020-04-24
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