Strict Regulations on the Control of Hydrological Data

Strict regulations on the control of hydrometeorological data (Illustrative image)

To be specific:, in 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 hydrometeorological data 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.

For more details, see Circular 39/2013/TT-BTNMT, effective from December 15, 2013.

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