The State Hydrological Institute (SHI; russian: Государственный гидрологический институт, ГГИ) is a
research institute of Russia in the field of developing methods for locating hydrological networks and river hydrometry, creating modern models and methods for accelerated measurements of water discharge, runoff accounting at hydroelectric power plants and other
hydrology
Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is call ...
structures.
SHI is created under the initiative of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across ...
in October 1919.
The institute cooperates with international organizations such as
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
and the
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
The WMO originated from the Intern ...
.
Structure
SHI has about 350 employees. The research staff includes about 60 doctors. The institute currently includes such departments as:
* Department of
Valday for hydrometeorological experimental research
* Major experimental laboratory in a town Ilichovo
* Department of runoff calculation and water management problems
* Department of channel processes
* Department of metrology and standardization
* Department of hydrophysics
* Department of researching of hydroecology
* Department of water resources and water balance
* Department of scientific-technical information
* Department of flooding research
* Department of climate change research
* Department of remote sensing methods and geoinformation systems
* Department of river network
* Department of water cadastre
Notable staff
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Vladimir Wiese
Vladimir Yulyevich Wiese (russian: Владимир Юльевич Визе; 5 March 1886 – 19 February 1954) was a Russian scientist of German descent who devoted his life to the study of the Arctic ice pack. His name is associated with the ...
(1886–1954), a Russian and Soviet oceanographer and explorer of the Arctic
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Mikhail Budyko
Mikhail Ivanovich Budykorussian: Михаил Иванович Будыко (20 January 1920 – 10 December 2001) was a Soviet and Russian climatologist and one of the founders of physical climatology. He pioneered studies on global climate an ...
(1920–2001), a Soviet and Russian climatologist
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Valeryan Uryvaev (1908–1968), a Soviet hydrologist and director of the institute from 1942 to 1968
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Igor Shiklomanov (1939–2010), a Soviet and Russian hydrologist and director of the institute from 1981 to 2010
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1919 establishments in Russia
Hydraulic engineering
Hydrology organizations
Research institutes established in 1919
Research institutes in Saint Petersburg
Research institutes in the Soviet Union
Water in the Soviet Union
Meteorology in the Soviet Union