tide gauge stations: requirements, status, and issues
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Tide gauge stations: requirements, status, and issues. Mark Merrifield University of Hawaii Sea Level Center. Requirements: Understanding sea-level rise and variability , WCRP workshop, Paris, 2006. Continued maintenance and enhancement of the global tide-gauge network is essential. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tide gauge stations: requirements, status, and
issuesMark Merrifield
University of Hawaii Sea Level Center
Requirements: Understanding sea-level rise and variability, WCRP workshop,
Paris, 2006• Continued maintenance and enhancement of
the global tide-gauge network is essential.• The GLOSS Core Network (GCN) and the
GCOS Climate subset of that network provide the blueprint for future network development.
• Address the land-motion problem at the tide gauges. Complement GIA model estimates with direct geodetic measurements at each site. ….placing all of these measurements into a consistent, high-quality global reference frame...
GLOSS Core NetworkPart of JCOMM Observations Programme Area (OPA)
Coordinated by IOC GLOSS Group of Experts
290 stations covering most major island groups and ~1000 km sections of continental coastline
Delayed mode data: BODC/PSMSL
Fast delivery data: QC’d at 4 week intervals, UHSLC
Near real-time data: 5-15 min transmissions, VLIZ
GPS at Tide Gauges: TIGA, Potsdam, La Rochelle
GCOS sea level network
• 180 station subset of GLOSS for climate monitoring and research
• Priority on long climate records, even global distribution
• Geodetic land motion measurements at each station
Status of GLOSS Core Network
• Active stations 79%• Near real-time• Fast Delivery• GPS/DORIS
Status of GLOSS Core Network
• Active stations 79%• Near real-time 60%• Fast Delivery• GPS/DORIS
Status of GLOSS Core Network
• Active stations 79%• Near real-time 60%• Fast Delivery 69%• GPS/DORIS
Status of GLOSS Core Network
• Active stations 79%• Near real-time 60%• Fast Delivery 69%• GPS/DORIS 48%
Status of GCOS Network
• Active stations 85%• Near real-time• Fast Delivery• GPS/DORIS
Status of GCOS Network
• Active stations 85%• Near real-time 64%• Fast Delivery• GPS/DORIS
Status of GCOS Network
• Active stations 85%• Near real-time 64%• Fast Delivery 71%• GPS/DORIS
Status of GCOS Network
• Active stations 85%• Near real-time 64%• Fast Delivery 71%• GPS/DORIS 57%
GCOS Network Issues• Active stations 85%• 90% after upcoming tsunami upgrades in Pacific, Caribbean, Central, and
South America• Reevaluate station list
• Fast Delivery 71%• 22 stations (12%) in China, India, Russia, Cuba• Reevaluate station list
• GPS/DORIS 57%• GLOSS workshop (May 2009) on GPS@TG, call for coordinated,
international project to install 50-100 new GPS stations, delayed mode processing centers, consistent global reference frame
• Seeking $3-5 M for initial installation
Global and regional sea level trends from tide gauges
• Global sea level rise
Global sea-level rise reconstructions from tide gauges
Merrifield et al. (2009)
Recent increase in sea-level rise and decadal variability• Regional sea level patterns
Sea-level rise and the western tropical Pacific
Tide gauge observations in the western tropical Pacific
Anomalous rate change since the 1990s
Pacific sea-level rise and increasing Trade Winds
Surface wind trends
“A shift in Pacific sea level trends since the 1990s” Merrifield (2010), submitted to J. Clim.
From ESRL/PSD product