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Sea Level Rise for Washington D.C.
 Entry ID: PSMSL_WASHINGTON_DC

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Summary
Abstract: This visualization shows monthly and annual values of sea level for Washington D.C. They are sent to the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) by national authorities, with details of gauge location, missing days, and definition of the datum to which measurements are referred. Received data are checked for consistency. If possible, values are reduced to a Revised Local
Reference (RLR). This ... involves the identification of a stable,
permanent benchmark which ensures continuity with subsequent
data. Geodetic information on benchmarks from new geodetic techniques
(SLR + VLBI/GPS) related to the IERS global geodetic network will also
be databanked by PSMSL.

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Link: GET RELATED DATA SET METADATA (DIF)
Description: Monthly and Annual Sea Level Data from the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) from 1806 to the Present.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: PSMSL Monthly and Annual Mean Sea Level Station Files.
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ISO Topic Category
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS
Instrument
TIDE GAUGES Ancillary Description
WATER LEVEL GAUGES Ancillary Description
Ancillary Keywords
Sea Level Rise
Global Climate Observing System
Global Ocean Observing System

Personnel
PERMANENT SERVICE FOR MEAN SEA LEVEL
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: Tel: 051-653 8633
Phone: Tlx: 628591 OCEANB G
Fax: 051-653-6269
Email: psmsl at pol.ac.uk
Contact Address:
Bidston Observatory
Birkenhead
Merseyside L43 7RA
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
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Publications/References
Spencer, N.E. and Woodworth, P.L. (1993) Data holdings of the
Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (November 1993). Bidston,
Birkenhead: Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level. 81pp.

Woodworth, P.L. (1991) The Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level and
the Global Sea Level Observing System. Journal of Coastal Research, 7,
699-710.

Neilan, R.E., Van Scoy, P.A. and Woodworth, P.L. (1997) IGS/PSMSL
Workshop on Methods for Monitoring Sea Level.
(http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/overview/pubs.html)
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