Hydrometeorological Telemetry System

System made up of hydrometeorological stations that read data from sensors – that are placed for  hydrological, meteorological, river, and rainfall level gauging – and relay them to a power plant (in part via satellites) in order to guide the forecast, supervision and control processes of a station’s hydro-energy operations. (Itaipu 2019)

Sources

Itaipu Binacional. 2019. "Hydrometeorological Stations". Itaipu.Gov.Br. https://www.itaipu.gov.br/en/energy/hydrometeorological-stations.

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