Conference highlights urgent need to strengthen maritime forecasting capacity
Strengthening marine forecasting capacity has always been one of the development priorities of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Administration, stated Vice Director of the agency Hoang Duc Cuong at a conference on the work in Hanoi on November 15.
Hydro-meteorological data collecting in Mau Son Mount of Lang Son. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Strengthening maritime forecastingcapacity has always been one of the development priorities of the National Meteorological and HydrologicalAdministration, stated Vice Director of the agency Hoang Duc Cuong at a conferenceon the work in Hanoi on November 15.
Cuong said that witha coastline of more than 3,200 km, maritime and storm surgeforecasting is always one of the challenges for the hydro-meteorological sector of Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Vice Directorof the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Nguyen Ba Thuy saidthat this is a tough work as at present, there are only few monitoring stationsfor marine forecasting, and the flow monitoring data is mainly by radar, butthe current radar system has only partially met the requirement in the Gulf ofTonkin area, not to mention other areas.
The observation of sea waves is mainly by eye, which makes itdifficult to forecast the sea developments, Thuy said, adding that the reasonbehind some dangerous oceanographic phenomena such as abnormally high tide inthe central region and high sea level in the southwest region have not beenidentified yet.
The official underlined that along with strengthening cooperationwith relevant agencies and international meteorological organisations, it is necessary increase the number ofmonitoring stations, and synchronise hydro-meteorological data.
Participants at the event pointed to a number ofdifficulties in the work, and shared experience in issues related to maritimeforecasting activities./.
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Hydro-meteorological data collecting in Mau Son Mount of Lang Son. (Photo: VNA) 
