Synoptic Bulgarian Black Sea Coastal Stations data
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Country | Bulgaria  |
| Time period | 1996-2010 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Bulgarian Black Sea coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Date and time; Air pressure; Other meteorological measurements; Air temperature; Wind strength and direction |
| Instruments | Meteorological packages |
| Description | |
| Summary | The Bulgarian National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology operates 6 synoptic coastal stations. The stations are equipped with standard meteorological instruments, according to the regulations of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The observation program includes daily 3-hour observations of the meteorological and marine parameters at four main standard times of observations, i.e. 00, 06, 12, 18 UTC and at four intermediate standard times of observations, i.e. 03, 09, 15 and 21 UTC |
| Originators | National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| References | WMO (1996) Guide to Meteorological Instruments and Methods of Observation, WMO |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Prawda Dimitrova (responsible for data management) |
| Address | National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Telephone | +359 2 462 4610 |
| Facsimile | +359 2 9880380 |
| prawda.dimitrova@meteo.bg;kiril.slavov@meteo.bg | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology |
| Local identifier | SCS_1996-2010 |
| Global identifier | 5406 |
| Last revised | 2011-03-25 |
