Liping Wang, Haonan Chen, Colorado State University, United States; Yun-lan Chen, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; Pingping Xie, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States; Chia-Rong Chen, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan, United States; Tony Liao, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States