Hydrological Data Audit
Background
Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and Hydro-Informatics Centre (HIC) identified a need to undertake a comprehensive review of available hydrometric and meteorological data to help inform evidence-based decision-making in the Ayeyarwady Basin.
Activities
AWP Partners ALS Hydrographics, Alluvium and Hydronumerics consolidated and quality-checked all hydrological, meteorological, water quality and sediment data available for the basin and developed a hydrological database of more than 1,000 quality-assured datasets for installation within the HIC.
These datasets were a key input into the development of an eWater Source river system model, and have been critical inputs to a number of other SOBA activities.
The data audit team also trained HIC and DMH staff in data assessment and quality assurance, geomorphology analysis techniques, ADCP gauging and rating table reviews.
Program Lead
Ecowise Australia
Scott Walker, Training and Business Development Officer
REGION
South-East Asia
COUNTRY
ORIGIN OF DEMAND
Government of Myanmar
PARENT PROJECT
Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management
RELATED ACTIVITIES
STATUS
Complete (Oct 2016 – Apr 2017)
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
- Myanmar Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems
- World Bank
- Hydro-Informatics Centre