Towards a global higher-frequency sea level dataset

This paper describes the assembly of an updated quasi-global dataset of higher-frequency sea level information obtained from tide gauges operated by many agencies around the world. We believe that the construction of such a dataset is fundamental to scientific research in sea level variability and a...

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Autores: Woodworth, Philip L., Hunter, J. R., Marcos Moreno, Marta, Caldwell, P., Menéndez García, Melisa|||0000-0002-7269-5476, Haigh, Ivan D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/32827
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/32827
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tide gauges
Sea level data
International data centres
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Sumario:This paper describes the assembly of an updated quasi-global dataset of higher-frequency sea level information obtained from tide gauges operated by many agencies around the world. We believe that the construction of such a dataset is fundamental to scientific research in sea level variability and also to practical aspects of coastal engineering. A first version of the dataset was used in approximately a dozen published studies, and this second version is about twice the size, containing longer and more geographically representative sea level records. The dataset has acquired a digital object identifier and may be obtained from several sources. The paper mentions some of the merits of and deficiencies with the present version and takes a forward look at how the dataset may be updated in the future.