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Marine Hydrometeorological Center No 8 Phao Dai Lang Street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel. +84 +4 8343794/7730729 Fax. +84 +4 8350606 Email. Levanchuong1959@ _____________________________________________________________ Natonal report of Vietnam Mr. Le Van Chuong Marine Hydrometeorological Center Hanoi, Vietnam Date of report: 20 April 2006 National report of Vietnam: the status of sea level measurement in Vietnam Name of Author: Le van Chuong. Country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Name of Organization: Marine Hydrometeorological Center(MHC), under Hydrometeorological Service of Vietnam, Address: No. 8 Phao Dai Lang Str., Hanoi. Tel: 84.4.7730729, Fax: 84.4.8350606. E-Mail: Levanchuong1959@ I. INTRODUCTION - Vietnam is located on the Indochina Peninsula of Southeast Asia, with different characteristics of natural geographic conditions and topography between the areas; ? of its square is mountains and only ? is plains. - Vietnam has a dense River system and long coastline exceeding 3200 km. - Population of Vietnam is approximate 80,000,000 people now, they are living mainly in the plains and cities. - Vietnam has a typical bi - seasonal tropical monsoon climate regime. Yearly, it is influenced by natural calamities, as typhoons, monsoons, storm surge, floods and droughts that damage Human and estates. - Marine Hydrometeorological Center is responsible for: + Marine Hydrometeorological station network in the whole country. + Data collection, processing and management. + Marine hydrometeorological research including technology for ocean or forecasting: surface temperature, salinity, current, waves and storm surge. but only wave and storm surge forecasting are put into professional mode and others are in modeling. + Marine hydrometeorological service: data providing, calculation of climate characteristics and regime, tide prediction,ect. II. MARINE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVING SYS