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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY - BRANCH PLOVDIV

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Activities

Basic Activities

  • Support hydrometeorological and agrometeorological network for climate of South Bulgaria, including 40 meteorological, 71 hydrological, 9 agrostations, 102 raingauges, 129 hydrological stations.

  • Support for automatic hydrological stations supplied by the projects "Flood forecasting in Maritsa-Tundzha basin", ARDAFORECAST and others.

  • Preparation and distribution of regional weather forecasts, using numerical models (ALADIN-BG and ECMWF) and satellite information for spatial distribution of meteorological parameters (cloudiness, solar radiation, precipitation).


The Branch operates:
  • Over 70 automatic weather stations measuring precipitations and other meteorological parameters every hour.
  • Over 40 hydrological telemetric stations measuring water levels at hourly step;
Additional activities :
  • Meteorological and hydrological information service for public and private companies and individuals
  • Research and development of new technologies for:
    • measuring and recording of meteorological and hydrological data
    • weather forecasts
    • physical models for hydrological modeling

    Branch Plovdiv develops marketing activity with hydro-meteorological information.