NTT Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akira Shimada; hereinafter, “NTT” ) and Yokohama National University (Head Office: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Izuru Umehara; hereinafter, “YNU”) have concluded a joint research contract on “Research into methods of typhoon forecasting using ocean-atmosphere observation data over maritime areas.”
The project aims to improve the accuracy of typhoon forecasting by enabling the observation of typhoons in real-time using NTT’S ultra-wide-area ocean-atmosphere observation technology, taking advantage of the respective strengths of both NTT and YNU.

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