Digital records and data rescue at the Hydrometeorological Institute of Montenegro Vera Andrijasevic Vera Andrijasevic Hydrometeorological Institute of Montenegro Hydrometeorological Institute of Montenegro International Workshop on Rescue & Digitization of Climate Records in the Mediterranean Basin November 2007,University of Rovira and Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

Content Meteorological Network Meteorological Network Database system Database system Digitized data Digitized data -data records -data records -metadata -metadata -data availability -data availability -time series gaps -time series gaps Meteorological archive Meteorological archive DARE Activities DARE Activities Aims in near future Aims in near future

Meteorological Stations o Main stations o Climatic stations o Precipitation stations

Meteorological Stations Station type Station type -Main stations -Main stations -Automatic main stations -Automatic main stations - Climatological stations - Climatological stations - Precipitation stations - Precipitation stations Way to receive data Way to receive data -postal service -postal service -GPRS -GPRS Data format Data format -CLICOM DBM file -CLICOM DBM file -ASCII file -ASCII file

CLICOM system Form for data entering and validation Form for data entering and validation Forms whit station geographic and observation information Forms whit station geographic and observation information

Digitized data Time resolution of data Time resolution of data -Daily data -Daily data -Daily data measured three time at day ( in 7:00, 14:00 and 21:00 ) -Daily data measured three time at day ( in 7:00, 14:00 and 21:00 ) -Hourly data -Hourly data -10 min data -10 min data Length of records Length of records -Length of daily data records for elements Tmax, Tmin, Precipitation, Sun duration, -Length of daily data records for elements Tmax, Tmin, Precipitation, Sun duration, Total and New snow : 58 years ( for most main and climatological stations) Total and New snow : 58 years ( for most main and climatological stations) -Length of daily data measured three time at day for elements Temp, Press, Wind, -Length of daily data measured three time at day for elements Temp, Press, Wind, Rel Hum, Visibility, Sea Temp, etc: 58 years (for most main and climatological stations) Rel Hum, Visibility, Sea Temp, etc: 58 years (for most main and climatological stations) -Length of daily data records for Precipitation : 25 years ( for precipitation stations) -Length of daily data records for Precipitation : 25 years ( for precipitation stations) -Length of hourly data records for wind direction and velocity : 15 years ( for 4 main stations) -Length of hourly data records for wind direction and velocity : 15 years ( for 4 main stations) -Length of 10 min data records for wind direction and speed : 18 years ( for two main stations) -Length of 10 min data records for wind direction and speed : 18 years ( for two main stations) -Length of 10 min data records :5 years (from automatic stations) -Length of 10 min data records :5 years (from automatic stations)

Time series gaps Preliminary assessment of time series gaps - up-25% Preliminary assessment of time series gaps - up-25% Sample Main station Niksic

Metadata Station geographical information available in digital form Station geographical information available in digital form -Station ID -Station ID -Station name -Station name -Latitude, Longitude, Altitude -Latitude, Longitude, Altitude -Begin and end date of observation -Begin and end date of observation -Remarks -Remarks -Observation schedule -Observation schedule Station History Station History -Relocation of stations -Relocation of stations -Type of instruments -Type of instruments -Observing practices -Observing practices -Calibrating instruments -Calibrating instruments are not available in digital form and they are incomplete! are not available in digital form and they are incomplete!

Data availability Free access to all meteorological data and products for Free access to all meteorological data and products for - all activities which take place within Hydrometeorological Institute - all activities which take place within Hydrometeorological Institute - any projects organized by university or scientific institute for research purposes - any projects organized by university or scientific institute for research purposes - educations purposes by schools, university or scientific institute - educations purposes by schools, university or scientific institute

Meteorological archive Data preserved on paper form are kept in Data preserved on paper form are kept in -Archive of Hydrometeorological Institute ( greater part ) -Archive of Hydrometeorological Institute ( greater part ) -Central archive of Montenegro -Central archive of Montenegro Content : Content : - Meteorological diaries - Meteorological diaries - Tracks from - Tracks from -thermographs -thermographs -anemographs -anemographs -barographs -barographs -hygrographs -hygrographs -pluviographs -pluviographs -heliographs -heliographs - Publications - Publications -monthly bulletins -monthly bulletins -yearbooks -yearbooks

Dare activities Make all data from archive available on a roll of images. Make all data from archive available on a roll of images. Entering all data from tracks in database. Problems: -Lack of technical equipment - Insufficient financial resources -Insufficient number of qualified staff

New database system Providing a new database management system. These database must be solves all our main issues: Managing the network of stations: automatic and classical. Managing the network of stations: automatic and classical. Comfortable data acquisition and validation Comfortable data acquisition and validation Data quality control functions Data quality control functions Archiving of metadata. Archiving of metadata. Output Products and Calculated data Output Products and Calculated data Data distribution for scientific, research and other purposes. Data distribution for scientific, research and other purposes.

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