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The country s area covers 86,6 thousand km, with a population of 9230,0.thousand Azerbaijan is located at 38°25-41°55 North Latitude and 44°50- 50°51 East Longitude. Its neighbors are Russia, , Turkey and Iran. The eastern part of the country is bordered by the . The capital sity is . The economy is driven mainly by oil and gas production, chemicals and petrochemicals, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, textiles and food industry.

October 18-19, 2010, Antalya, AZHYDROMETTurkey Main Duties

• Observations • Forecasting • Hydrometeorological services • Climate • National Water Cadastre • Monitoring • Researches • International cooperation National Hydrometeorological Department

Hydrometeorological Service of AR

Regional Branchs

Absheron Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Hydrometeorological Centre

Quba Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Bureau Hydrometeorological Forecasts

Sheki Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Marine Hydrometerological Centre Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Radiometeorological and aerological Ganja Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Observatory Qarabag Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Main Aviameteorological Centre Sabirabad Regional Hydrometeorological Branch

Lenkaran Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Climate&Ozon Centre Hydrometeorological Lake Station Weather Modification Polygon Research Hydrometeorological Institute Neftchala – river Mouth Station Observation network • Meteorological stations - 82 • Radiosound Station - 1 • Meteorological Radars - 2 • Agrometeorological posts - 10 • Meteorological posts - 25 • Marine posts - 9 • Hydrological posts - 113 • Laboratories - 6 Water quality control stations

Air quality control and chemistry of precipitation network

Sheki

Mingechevir Sumgayit Ganja

Alibayramli

Lenkoran

Air quality control Chemistry of precipitation Ozone observing station Meteorological observations

MS

HMS Neftchala (Mouth of Kura river ) automatik station

Automatic Water Level Station on r. Kurmukchay (Ilisu) Automatic Meteorological Station in Pirallahi

Radiosound Station

Hydrological observations Hydrological Network Water level recorder “VALDAY”

Expeditions Snow measuring

O Snow measuring G L A C I E R S

October 18-19, 2010, Antalya, Turkey Tufandag, 4172m

October 18-19, 2010, Antalya, Turkey FORECASTING

Forecasting Eumetsat images meteosat second generation-2 MSG-2 MSG-2 MSG-2 MSG-2 Thank you for attention !