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 structures.
SHI is created under the initiative of the
Russian Academy of Sciences in October 1919.[1]
The institute cooperates with international organizations such as
UNESCO and the
World Meteorological Organization.
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
Vladimir Wiese (1886–1954), a Russian and Soviet oceanographer and explorer of the Arctic
Mikhail Budyko (1920–2001), a Soviet and Russian climatologist
Valeryan Uryvaev (1908–1968), a Soviet hydrologist and director of the institute from 1942 to 1968
Igor Shiklomanov (1939–2010), a Soviet and Russian hydrologist and director of the institute from 1981 to 2010