Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia
Encyclopedia
The Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia is the national meteorological
service in Russia
, part of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring.
It was founded in 1921 as the Meteorological Service of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
. In 1929 it joined the Hydrometeorological Centre of the USSR
.
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
service in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, part of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring.
It was founded in 1921 as the Meteorological Service of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
. In 1929 it joined the Hydrometeorological Centre of the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.