Typhoons are the most serious weather systems that threaten Taiwan. On average, about four to five typhoons in the western North Pacific affect the island every year, bringing destructive winds and a large amount of rainfall. The economic loss every year due to typhoons could be up to $20 billion. Many meteorological sensors are available for studying the patterns and characteristics of a typhoon. Recently, many studies have used GPS as an alternative meteorological sensor due to the devastating impact of the global climate change. The distributed GPS stations around the earth can serve as a near real-time meteorological sensor network that can be used to detect the potential threats. (more…)
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