The Iran Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center or in brief ASMERC as a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a research center is affiliated with the

Iran Meteorological Organization The Iran Meteorological Organization, also called the ''Met Department'', is an agency of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Government of Iran. Headquartered in Tehran, it is the principal agency responsible for meteorological o ...

and is a subset of the Ministry of Roads & Urban Development of Iran. The ASMERC research institute started with the aim of conducting studies and researches related to

meteorological Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not ...

science in 1989 and is headquartered in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

History

The Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC) was founded in 1989 with the approval of the

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran) The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) is the government ministry of science, research and technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran. State-run (non-medical) universities of Iran are under the direct supervision of Iran's Minis ...

. In 1995, after receiving a definite license for its first research institute called "Meteorological Research Institute", it officially started working. At the beginning of this research, in addition to defining and performing its independent tasks, it was within the framework of three research groups.

Scientific structure

The Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC) soon expanded to nine research groups. With nine research groups in various fields of meteorology, this research institute conducts studies and researches related to pure meteorological science and recognizes, expands and presents their applications. Also, an important part of the activities of this research institute is educational cooperation with higher education centers in fields related to meteorological sciences. * Nine research groups of the ASMERC include: # Dynamic & Synoptic Meteorology # Climatology # Physical Meteorology & Weather Modification # Agrometeorology # Hydrometeorology # Atmospheric Chemistry, Ozone, and Air pollution # Marine Meteorology & Physical Oceanography # Atmospheric prospecting # Aeronautical Meteorology

Projects

Among the successful projects of the ASMERC, could be mention the production of an automated system for issuing accurate forecasts of

Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hai ...

Temperature Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses quantitatively the perceptions of hotness and coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. Thermometers are calibrated in various temperature scales that historically have relied on ...

and water level of reservoirs and dams for some catchment areas of the country (such as

Karun The Karun ( fa, کارون, ) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and its only navigable river. It is long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as th ...

). In the field of manufacturing technical devices and tools, the

Radiosonde A radiosonde is a battery-powered telemetry instrument carried into the atmosphere usually by a weather balloon that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them by radio to a ground receiver. Modern radiosondes measure or calcula ...

has been manufactured by the ASMERC in

Areas of activity

Some of the most important areas of activity of the ASMERC are: * Issuance of point forecasts for various meteorological quantities such as daily minimum and maximum temperatures, precipitation, humidity, wind at ground level and higher levels * Calculation and forecasting of meteorological indicators such as heat index and ... * Provide meteorological databases for all parts of the country, even where there is no history of meteorological monitoring and data registration * Meteorological studies related to the use of renewable energy * Holding training courses in various meteorological trends

Scientific activities

The main purpose of The Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC) is research in various fields of meteorology and atmospheric sciences. The research statistics of the ASMERC are: * 272 scientific articles in domestic journals and conferences * 22 internationally recognized articles (ISI) * Holding 5 conferences * Collaboration in preparing 196 articles with 36 scientific centers

References

External links

Meteorological words with Persian equivalent

Iran Rain Forecast by ASMERC

Iran Temperature Forecasts (°C) by ASMERC

Dust forecasts over Iran by ASMERC

ASMERC articles on researchgate

Research Institutions - Ministry of Science Research and Technology
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