Tide Gauges: From single hazard to multi-hazard warning systems

Hibbert, Angela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-0190; Bradshaw, Elizabeth; Pugh, Jeffrey ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-1674; Williams, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-4973; Woodworth, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6681-239X. 2022 Tide Gauges: From single hazard to multi-hazard warning systems. Oceanography. 82-83. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-29

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Abstract/Summary

As the name suggests, tide gauges were originally devised for the singular purpose of monitoring tidal fluctuations in sea level in order to aid safe navigation and port operations. Early tide gauges, such as that used by the famous dockmaster William Hutchinson at Liverpool in the late eighteenth century, consisted of little more than graduated markers on sea walls or posts, against which the sea surface could be measured by eye (Figure 1). These were used to record and then forecast the times and heights of high and low water each day; printed in local tide tables, they provided rudimentary information on variations in the tide.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-29
ISSN:	10428275
Date made live:	16 Feb 2022 13:13 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531957

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