At the State Hydrological Institute, there are the research departments and laboratories:

I. Professor Bobrovitskaya, Nelly Nikolayevna, Doctor of Geographical Sciences head Department for Hydrological Network and Global Water Inventory.

• Laboratory of hygrometry and monitoring of surface waters is headed by Professor Karasyev, Iosif Filippovitch, Doctor of Technical Sciences;
• Laboratory of inventory and information technologies - Dr. Gusev, Sergei Ivanovitch, Candidate of Physical and Technical Sciences;
• Laboratory of sediments and erosion - Dr. Zubkova, Klaudia Mikhailovna, Candidate of Geographical Sciences.

II. Department for River Runoff and Water Management Problems - Dr. Georgiyevsky, Vladimir Yurjyevitch, Candidate of Geographical Sciences. (Phone:7-812-213-8941); E-mail: GGI2@MAILBOX.ALKOR.RU

• Laboratory of runoff computations - Dr. Rozhdestvensky, Anatoly Vladimirovitch, Ph.D. in Technical Sciences.
• Laboratory of surface and ground water interactions - Dr. Markov, Mikhail Leonidovitch, Candidate of Geographical Sciences.

III. Department for Hydroecological Research – Professor Vuglinsky, Valery Sergeyevitch, Doctor of Technical Sciences. (Phone: 7-812-213-3458)

• Laboratory of hydroecological studies on inland water bodies - Dr. Gronskaya, Tatiana Pavlovna, Candidate of Geographical Sciences;
• Laboratory of water quality - Dr. Skakalsky, Boris Gdalievitch, Doctor of Geographical Sciences;
• Laboratory of Bog Hydrology - Dr. Novikov, Sergei Mikhailovitch, Candidate of Technical Sciences.

IV. Department for Climate Change Research - Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Budyko, Mikhail Ivanovitch, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

• Laboratory of studies on climate effects on agrosystems - Dr. Yefimova, Nina Andreyevna, Doctor of Physical and Mathema-tical Sciences;
• Laboratory of modeling anthropo-henic effects on climate - Dr. Selyakov, Kirill Igorevitch, Candidate of Physical and Mathema-tical Sciences.

V. Department of Channel Processes - Professor Snishchenko, Boris Falaleyevitch, Ph.D. of Technical Sciences. Laboratories:

• Laboratory of computations and forecasts of channel deformation - Dr. Mecerlyans, G G, Candidate of Technical Sciences;
• Laboratory of River Channel - Dr. Klaven, Albert Borisovitch, Ph.D. of Technical Sciences.

VI. Department for Hydrological Instrumentation - Dr. Rymsha, G V, Candidate of Technical Sciences.

At the State Hydrological Institute, there are the research departments and laboratories:

Laboratory of water resources and water balance - Professor Babkin, Vladimir Ivanovitch, Ph.D. of Geographical Sciences;

Laboratory of remote sensing methods and geoinformation systems - Dr. Usachev, Vladimir Fedorovitch, Candidate of Gegraphical Sciences;

Laboratory of modeling hydrological processes - Professor Vinogradov, Yuri Borisovitch, Doctor of Technical Sciences; (Phone: 7-812-213-8921)

Department of international co-operation - Mr. Zhuravin, Sergei Alexandrovitch: E-mail: root@shi.spb.su