RIC Slovakia

RIC at Bratislava, Slovakia (Region VI)

(Information on this webpage is based on the latest report from the RIC.
Please refer to the RIC's website for the latest information.)
General Site Information
Address: Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Jeséniova 17, 833 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
Website: www.shmu.sk
Contact person: Lenka Leštinská
Email: lenka.lestinska@shmu.sk
Tel: 00421 2 59 415 124
Fax:
Calibration capabilities: Temperature, Relative Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure, Wind, Precipitation, Air Quality
Specific Information on instrument calibration capabilities
Temperature
Instrument Undergoing Calibration
Calibration Range
Reference standard, Equipment
Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*
Traceability of Reference equipment
Last standard calibration date
Calibration body

In-Glass thermometers

-30 to 40 °C

In-glass thermometer

0.2 °C

2020

SMU

Platinum resistance thermometers

-30 to 40 °C

SPRT + resistance bridge

0.05 °C

2021

SMU

Electronic thermometers

-30 to 40 °C

SPRT + resistance bridge

0.05 °C

2021

SMU

Electronic thermometers

-30 to 40 °C

PRT + data collector

0.3 °C

2021

SHMU

Bimetal thermometers

-30 to 40 °C

PRT + data collector

1 °C

2021

SHMU

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation): accredited, 29.22.2021
Link to the Certificate of Accreditation
Accreditation body: 
Relative Humidity
Instrument Undergoing Calibration
Calibration Range
Reference standard, Equipment
Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*
Traceability of Reference equipment
Last standard calibration date
Calibration body

Electronic RH sensors

10 to 97 %RH

Dew point standard

2%RH

2021

MI

Electronic RH sensors

20 to 95 %RH

Capacitance RH sensor in climatic chamber

3 %RH

2021

SHMU

Mechanical hygrometers

20 to 95 %RH

Capacitance RH sensor in climatic chamber

3 %RH

2021

SHMU

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation): accredited, 29.22.2021
Link to the Certificate of Accreditation
Accreditation body: 
Atmospheric Pressure
Instrument Undergoing Calibration
Calibration Range
Reference standard, Equipment
Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*
Traceability of Reference equipment
Last standard calibration date
Calibration body

Absolute pressure

700 to 1050 hPa

Calibrator DHI PPC2+

(laboratory calibration)

0.1 hPa

2021

SMU

Absolute pressure

700 to 1050 hPa

Barometer Paroscientific model 760

(external calibration)

0.15 hPa

2021

SMU

Status of accreditation (date of the latest accreditation): accredited, 29.22.2021
Link to the Certificate of Accreditation
Accreditation body: 
Wind
Instrument Undergoing Calibration
Calibration Range
Reference standard, Equipment
Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*
Traceability of Reference equipment
Last standard calibration date
Calibration body

Anemometer

0.3 to 40 m/s

Thermal and rotating anemometer,

Pitot tube

(0.013*v+0.1) m/s

2021

MI

Status of accreditation (date of latest accreditation): 17.9.2018
Link to the Certificate of Accreditation
Accreditation body: 
Precipitation
Instrument Undergoing Calibration
Calibration Range
Reference standard, Equipment
Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)*
Traceability of Reference equipment
Last standard calibration date
Calibration body

Tipping bucket

10 to 25 mm

Volumetric flask

2 %

2005

SMU

Weight rain gauge

0.1 to 260 mm

Set of weights

0.02 mm

2021

SLM

Status of accreditation (date of latest accreditation): accredited, 29.22.2021
Link to the Certificate of Accreditation
Accreditation body: 
Further Information
Report of the RIC (2023)

Report of the RIC (2022)

Report of the RIC (2021)

Report of the RIC (March 2020)