Hydrometcentre

The modern meteorological service of Russia considers the date of its foundation on June 21, 1921, when V. I. Lenin signed the decree of the Council of People's Commissars "On the organization of a unified meteorological service in the RSFSR." January 1, 1930 in Moscow, in accordance with the Government’s decree on the creation of a unified meteorological service of the country, the Central Weather Bureau of the USSR was formed, transformed in 1936 into the Central Weather Institute (since 1943 - the Central Institute of Forecasts). In 1965, the Central Institute of Forecasts and the Joint Computing Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the Main Directorate of Hydrometeorological Service were merged into one institution - the Hydrometeorological Research Center of the USSR, and since 1992 - the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.

An important event, which in many respects determined the fate of scientific research at the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, was the assignment of the status of the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation (SSC RF) to it by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1167 of October 14, 1994 . In January 2007, by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, this status was retained.

In the system of the World Weather Watch of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia ensures the fulfillment of the international obligations of the Russian Federation on the international exchange of prognostic information and data from hydrometeorological observations and functions as:

• World Meteorological Center (IMC-Moscow);
• Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in the European Region;
• National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts.

It should be noted that in the WMO weather service system, which currently includes 187 participating countries, there are three IMCs - Washington, Melbourne and Moscow. All three MMCs have been operating since 1965.

The main tasks of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia:

• Obtaining new knowledge about weather-forming processes in the "atmosphere-ocean-land" system;
• Prompt provision of the country's population, state and economic structures with hydrometeorological information, including warnings about adverse and dangerous weather phenomena.

According to the classification adopted by WMO, several categories of weather forecasts are distinguished - from ultra-short-term forecasts several hours ahead (as a rule, these are forecasts of hazardous events with a short life cycle - thunderstorms, hail, squalls, snow charges, etc.) to long-term weather forecasts ( for a season or more). The latter already belong to the category of forecasts of short-period climatic changes. The scope of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia covers the full range of such forecasts.

In the structure of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia there are 17 departments and independent laboratories and 11 auxiliary and administrative divisions, there is a graduate school. The total number is 410 people.

• Snytko Alexander Evgenievich (since 2019).

The main research areas of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia include:

• Fundamental and applied research of hydrometeorological processes of various spatial and temporal scales, the interaction of the atmosphere with the ocean, hydrological processes on the continents, the cryosphere and biosphere;
• Development and development of physical and mathematical models of the natural environment (atmosphere, ocean, inland waters, etc.);
• Study of the predictability of hydrometeorological processes and the development of methods of hydrometeorological forecasts of various lead times, including forecasts of hazardous and hydrometeorological phenomena;
• Creation of modern information technologies for the collection, control, processing of hydrometeorological data (ground, aerological, aircraft, marine, satellite) and the production of forecasting and analytical products.

The research conducted by the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia is connected in a single chain “research - development - development” from creating a theoretical base for hydrometeorological forecasting to developing methods and technologies for forecasting and operational hydrometeorological support. The Hydrometeorological Center of Russia has a leading scientific school on hydrometeorology in the country. The studies are carried out in the framework of the priority area of ​​science, technology and technology of the Russian Federation “Ecology and rational nature management” and critical technologies of the Russian Federation “Environmental monitoring”, “Risk reduction and mitigation of the consequences of natural and man-made disasters”, “Computer modeling”, and since 2006 in the priority area of ​​development of science, technology and technology of the Russian Federation "Environmental Management" and critical technology "Monitoring and Forecasting Technologies state of the atmosphere and hydrosphere. "

Scientific research The Hydrometeorological Center of Russia conducts in close cooperation with foreign meteorological organizations as part of the World Weather Watch and other programs of the World Meteorological Organization ( World Weather Research Program , World Climate Research Program , International Polar Year , etc.), based on Agreements on bilateral scientific and technical cooperation with weather services of Great Britain, Germany, USA, China, Mongolia, Poland, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, South Korea, Vietnam a, India, as well as within the framework of the Interstate Council for Hydrometeorology of the CIS countries. 11 employees of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia are members of various WMO expert groups.

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