Comparative Analysis of the Rosgidromet and «Mayma» Autonomous Gauging System Hydro/meteorological Observations in the Mayma River Basin (Gorniy Altay)
The paper contains the comparative analysis results of the rows of hydro/meteorological observations over 2017 in the Mayma River basin according to the Rosgidromet data (a hydro/post in the village of Mayma and a meteorological station in the village of Kyzyl-Ozek) and an autonomous gauging system (AK «Mayma») developed in Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch Institute for Climatic and Ecological Systems Monitoring. We have found that in spite of the distance between the observation points («Mayma» is 4 km from the Kyzyl-Ozek meteorological station and 22 km from the Mayma village hydro/post) dynamics of changes of the Mayma River water level, air temperature and precipitation amount according to Rosgidromet data and the AK «Mayma» data agrees. We established a close correlation between rows of daily observations of the water level and air temperature (correlation indices 0.996 and 0.929, respectively). Correlation between observation rows of daily precipitation amount is weaker (correlation index 0.713), this is caused by spatial variations of precipitation distribution. Based on the conducted investigation results, we have made a conclusion about representativeness of the AK «Mayma» observation data. Reliability of observations, autonomous character of operations and possibility to transmit the observation operative data over some distance make «Mayma» gauging system a suitable instrument for the Mayma River basin hydro/meteorological status monitoring. It is possible to use the obtained hydro/meteorological information to forecast the river level regime and to provide operative data for executive bodies, units of Ministry of Emergencies and the population.