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NODC Standard Product: Sea level data (TOGA and PSMSL) through August 1994 (NCEI Accession 0095192)

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The data on this CD-ROM are provided in two main directories. One directory contains Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project sea level data, file formats, and associated documentation. The other main directory contains the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) data, documentation, and a few related data sets.

The TOGA sea level data are managed by the TOGA Sea Level Center at the University of Hawaii in cooperation with the US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) through the Joint Archive for Sea Level. This archive holds hourly, daily, and monthly sea level values in standard formats from 289 sea level stations in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans as of July 1994. The data are primarily in the tropical ocean (30N - 30S).

The Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level is based at the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Bidston Observatory, United Kingdom, and the PSMSL data set contains monthly and annual mean values of sea level from approximately 1500 tide gauge stations around the world as of August 1994. Other related data sets are also included such as the IAPSO (International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean) Tidal constants data set and the Revised Local Reference annual mean values.
  • Cite as: Allegra, Andrew J.; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2012). NODC Standard Product: Sea level data (TOGA and PSMSL) through August 1994 (NCEI Accession 0095192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095192. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1907-01-01 to 1994-02-28
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -118.3
East: -139
South: -41.3
North: 43
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Caldwell, Patrick C.; Merrifield, Mark A.; Thompson, Philip R. (2001). Sea level measured by tide gauges from global oceans as part of the Joint Archive for Sea Level (JASL) since 1846. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5v40s7w.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-12-05
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
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Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Allegra, Andrew J.; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2012). NODC Standard Product: Sea level data (TOGA and PSMSL) through August 1994 (NCEI Accession 0095192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095192. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Allegra, Andrew J.; US National Oceanographic Data Center (2012). NODC Standard Product: Sea level data (TOGA and PSMSL) through August 1994 (NCEI Accession 0095192). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0095192. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2012-12-05T21:01:48Z - NCEI Accession 0095192 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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Instrument
  • tide gauge
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