Strict regulations on the control of hydrological data in Vietnam

Strict regulations on the control of hydrological data in Vietnam (Internet image)

According to Article 9 of the Regulations on Economic-Technical Norms for Hydrometeorological Data Work issued together with Circular 39/2013/TT-BTNMT, the regulations on the control of hydrological data in Vietnam are as follows:

* Paper Documents:

- Monthly Data Control:

- Control the physical condition of the data;

- Control the compliance process: Observation regime, method, measuring instruments, reporting policies;

- Control of original books: Fully recorded, clean, clear;

- Control reading verification on diagrams;

- Control recalculations if any;

- Check the rationality between stations on the same river basin;

- Compare with 1 (or 2) copies of the original records.

- Annual Data Control:

Annually, the regional hydrometeorological station organizes the editing of data for hydrological stations at the station, performing the following tasks:

- Control the entire original 12-month water level measurement data;

- Plot process lines of the elements;

- Compare and check the rationality between related stations;

- Control the original flow measurement book, depth measurement book, cross-sectional measurement book in accordance with regulations and assigned tasks;

- Control and determine the calculation method, annual application time for each calculation method for each type of station;

- Create data tables, process lines, formulas, and relationships between measured elements.

* Digital Documents:

- Enter data according to the editing program;

- Preliminary check of data content;

- Control data according to regulations;

- Prepare a record of edited data;- Prepare data for entry into the storage database;

- Create and submit digital data records.

More details can be found in Circular 39/2013/TT-BTNMT, which comes into effect in Vietnam from December 15, 2013.

Le Vy

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