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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, Georgia, Turkey and Iran. The eastern part of the country is bordered by the Caspian Sea. The capital sity is Baku. 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 Nakhchivan AR
Regional Branchs
Absheron Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Hydrometeorological Centre
Quba Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Bureau Hydrometeorological Forecasts
Sheki Regional Hydrometeorological Branch Marine Hydrometerological Centre Ismayilli 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 Mingachevir Hydrometeorological Lake Station Agstafa Weather Modification Polygon Research Hydrometeorological Institute Neftchala – Kura 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 Qabala
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 !