A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England
The Newlyn Tidal Observatory is the most important sea level station in the UK. It commenced operations in 1915 as part of the Second Geodetic Levelling of England and Wales, and the mean sea level determined from the tide gauge during the first six years (May 1915-April 1921) defined Ordnance Datum...
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| description | The Newlyn Tidal Observatory is the most important sea level station in the UK. It commenced operations in 1915 as part of the Second Geodetic Levelling of England and Wales, and the mean sea level determined from the tide gauge during the first six years (May 1915-April 1921) defined Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN) which became the national height datum for the whole of Great Britain. The 100 years of sea level data now available have contributed significantly to many studies in oceanography, geology and climate change. This paper marks the centenary of this important station by reviewing the sea level (and, more recently, detailed land level) measurements and Newlyn’s contributions to UK cartography, geodesy and sea-level science in general. Recommendations are made on how sea and land level measurements at Newlyn might be
enhanced in the future. |
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| spelling | nottingham-338592020-05-08T12:30:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33859/ A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England Bradshaw, E. Woodworth, P.L. Hibbert, A. Bradley, L.J. Pugh, D.T. Fane, C. Bingley, R.M. The Newlyn Tidal Observatory is the most important sea level station in the UK. It commenced operations in 1915 as part of the Second Geodetic Levelling of England and Wales, and the mean sea level determined from the tide gauge during the first six years (May 1915-April 1921) defined Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN) which became the national height datum for the whole of Great Britain. The 100 years of sea level data now available have contributed significantly to many studies in oceanography, geology and climate change. This paper marks the centenary of this important station by reviewing the sea level (and, more recently, detailed land level) measurements and Newlyn’s contributions to UK cartography, geodesy and sea-level science in general. Recommendations are made on how sea and land level measurements at Newlyn might be enhanced in the future. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33859/1/resubmitted_pdf%20%28Green%20Version%29.pdf Bradshaw, E., Woodworth, P.L., Hibbert, A., Bradley, L.J., Pugh, D.T., Fane, C. and Bingley, R.M. (2016) A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England. Marine Geodesy, 39 (2). pp. 115-140. ISSN 1521-060X National datums; sea-level science; sea level changes; tide gauges; vertical land movements http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01490419.2015.1121175 doi:10.1080/01490419.2015.1121175 doi:10.1080/01490419.2015.1121175 |
| spellingShingle | National datums; sea-level science; sea level changes; tide gauges; vertical land movements Bradshaw, E. Woodworth, P.L. Hibbert, A. Bradley, L.J. Pugh, D.T. Fane, C. Bingley, R.M. A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title | A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title_full | A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title_fullStr | A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title_full_unstemmed | A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title_short | A century of sea level measurements at Newlyn, SW England |
| title_sort | century of sea level measurements at newlyn, sw england |
| topic | National datums; sea-level science; sea level changes; tide gauges; vertical land movements |
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