CAIAG has completed work to refine the elevation settings for equipment used to measure water-level fluctuations in Lake Issyk-Kul

From November 2 to 6, 2026, IT specialist in the "Monitoring Systems and Data Management" Department Marat Ismailov, Junior Researcher Oksana Bambaeva, and from the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Tilo Genne installed equipment to measure the water level of Lake Issyk-Kul.

In Balykchy, the researchers installed a benchmark—a marker indicating a specific elevation above the Earth's surface—at a water-level monitoring station. They then calculated its elevation using a satellite navigation system and performed leveling to determine the precise height of the station.

In Cholpon-Ata, as well as in the Jeti-Oguz and Ton districts, the team calculated the elevations of existing benchmarks and carried out leveling for the water-level monitoring stations.

Verifying the calibration of this equipment will enable accurate measurements of changes in the water level of Lake Issyk-Kul.

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