Information System to Support Regional Hydrological Monitoring and Forecasting

Abstract

This paper describes the conceptual framework and software components of the automated hydrological monitoring system (AHMS), developed as a part of the project aimed at recovery, modernization, and development of the hydrometeorological network and hydrological forecasting system in the Amur basin in Russia. AHMS information technology platform provides sustainable functioning of the observation network, data exchange (within regional hydrometeorological state agencies), and interaction with external information systems.