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Mean sea level
Entry ID: SOE_Mean_Sea_Level

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Summary
Abstract: INDICATOR DEFINITION
This indicator reports on the deviation of the annual mean sea level from the long-term sea level record.

TYPE OF INDICATOR
There are three types of indicators used in this report:
1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system;
2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system;
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Description: Display Antarctic State of Environment Indicator 38
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -54.62   S: -54.62   E: 158.86   W: 158.86
  N: -66.28   S: -66.28   E: 110.53   W: 110.53
  N: -67.6   S: -67.6   E: 62.87   W: 62.87
  N: -68.58   S: -68.58   E: 77.97   W: 77.97

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-03-01
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TIDE GAUGES Ancillary Description
Quality The time series of these measurements will be analysed for short-term trends, then compared with global sea level trends. Sea level data are collected at four Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) sites: Macquarie Island, Casey, Davis and Mawson, the three latter sites are located on the Antarctic continent. The observations are forwarded to the National Tidal Centre Australia (NTC Australia) for ... View entire text
Access Constraints Processed data available from National Tidal Facility, Flinders University, South Australia.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Personnel
HENK BROLSMA
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 3 6232 3528
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: mapping at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Mitchell, W., Chittleborough, J., Ronai, B., Lennon, G.W. (2000). Sea Level Rise in Australia and the Pacific. Pacific Islands Conference on Climate Change, Clilmate Variability and Sea Level Change, April 2000.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-05-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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