Boston-based AIR Worldwide Corp. catastrophe modeling firm announced today that it will collaborate on typhoon research with the Shanghai Typhoon Institute.

AIR said the studies with STI would investigate the atmospheric and hydrologic characteristics of landfalling typhoons in China and the findings would be used to enhance AIR's new China typhoon model.

The announcement is AIR's second in two weeks involving collaboration with a Chinese institution. On May 21 the firm said it was teaming with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design to better understand the vulnerability of buildings in China and create an earthquake model.

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