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Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW)

Polish name: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej

Address:
Ul. Podlesna 61
01-673 Warszawa
Poland

Tel.: +48-(0)22-56 94 100
Fax: +48-(0)22-834 54 66
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Child institute  Top | Projects 
  • Institute of Meteorology and Water Management; Maritime Branch (IMGW-IMWM MB), more

Abstract:
Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej (IMGW) is a governmental institute
founded in 1921 within the Polish Ministry of the Environment. IMGW has over 1000 employees and is a national survey responsible for operational meteorology, oceanography and hydrology. Its activity is focused on: performing routine
observations and research on the meteorological, hydrological, climatological and oceanographic observing stations and tide gauges; research work (with the implementation into national emergency survey) in flood, droughts, storm surges
and others natural disasters connected with hydrology of rivers, estuaries and maritime coastal waters (river level, flow, inundation area, and area which require protection against flooding due to their land development, economic, social or
cultural value) and related environmental sciences, including modelling, climatology, risk description, issuing weather forecasts, warnings and other hydrological and oceanographic information in daily routine or on request.

Projects (5)  Top | Institute 
  • EMODNET BIO II: European Marine Observation and Data Network - Biology Lot II, more
  • EMODNET-CHEM II: European Marine Observation and Data Network - Chemistry Lot II, more
  • OROMA: Operational Radar and Optical Mapping, more
  • SEADATANET II: Pan-European infrastructure for Ocean & Marine Data Management, more
  • THESEUS: Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate, more

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