Reports
Annual data reports
Annual reports will appear with a one/two year lag due to the nature of the information contained within the documentation.
Warning - some of these files are very large. Only attempt a download if you have a broadband or quicker internet connection
Estimated download times of 4 minutes per 1000K, using a 56K modem.
(pdf files require Acrobat
Reader v4 or greater).
Annual data report 2007
Download annual report for 2007 (Introduction) (
197k)
Download report on tide gauge instrument, data processing procedures and gauge location (
3.5M)
Download report on data quality and visits to sites (
398k)
Download report on monitoring vertical land movements at tide gauges (
1.7M)
Download report on gauges in the South Atlantic (1.1m)
Annual data report 2006
Download annual report for 2006 (Introduction) (
1.6M)
Download report on tide gauge instrument, data processing procedures and gauge location (
3.8M)
Download report on data quality and visits to sites (
1.7M)
Download report on monitoring vertical land movements at tide gauges (
1.8M)
Download report on gauges in the South Atlantic (869K)
Annual data report 2005
Download annual report for 2005 (Introduction) (281K)
Download report on tide gauge instrument, data processing procedures and gauge location (
3.5M)
Download report on data quality and visits to sites (1.6M)
Download report on monitoring vertical land movements at tide gauges (
1.7M)
Download report on gauges in the South Atlantic (941K)
Download report on gauges in the Africa (Mozambique) (197K)
Annual data report 2004
Download annual report for 2004 (Introduction) (238K)
Download report on tide gauge instrument, data processing procedures and gauge location (
3.5M)
Download report on data quality and visits to sites (370K)
Download report on monitoring vertical land movements at tide gauges (
2.0M)
Download report on gauges in the South Atlantic (833K)
Annual data report 2003
Download annual report for 2003 (Introduction) (374K)
Download report on tide gauge instrument, data processing procedures and gauge location (
3.3M)
Download report on data quality and visits to sites (373K)
Download report on monitoring vertical land movements at tide gauges (
1.2M)
Download report on gauges in the South Atlantic (811K)
Annual data report 2002
Download annual report for 2002 (
6M)
Annual report appendices
Please note that in order for these appendices to link properly with the main annual report document you will
need to copy them into a directory called
appendices directly underneath the annual report
document.
Gibraltar station report
The Gibraltar Harbour, Site Survey and Installation of a Radar Tide Gauge report can be found from the following link:
Download report (
2M)
Review of network requirements
POL Internal Document No. 161 contains proposals for the development of the UK National tide gauge network.
- Woodworth, P., D. Smith, R. Flather, T. Baker and L. Rickards (2004). Proposals for the development of the UK National Tide Gauge Network. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal
Document, No 161,30pp.
Download report (587K)
Research summary pages
The following documents contain summary reviews of research being carried out by the NTSLF and international partners.
- Integrated effects of climate change on coastal extreme sea levels.
Download review (115K)
- STOWASUS-2100 - Regional Storm, Wave and Surge Scenarios for the 2100 Century.
Download review (121K)
Internal documents
The following internal documents are available in pdf format free of charge
(See
terms and conditions of use).
Please E-mail the
POL library for further information, or if you would prefer
a paper copy (a small handling charge will be made for this option).
Some of the early reports are very large since the original paper copies had to be scanned prior to
storing in pdf format.
- Alcock, G., E. Spencer and D. Smith (1998). The UK National Sea Level Network
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 121, 40pp.
Download report (413K)
- Dixon, M. J. and J. A. Tawn (1994). Extreme sea-levels at the UK A-class sites: site-by-site
analyses. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 65, 229pp.
Download report (9215K)
- Dixon, M. J. and J. A. Tawn (1995). Extreme sea-levels at the UK A-class sites: optimal
site-by-site analyses and spatial analyses for the east coast. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,
Internal Document, No 72, 298pp.
Download report (11598K)
- Dixon, M. J. and J. A. Tawn (1997). Spatial analyses for the UK coast. [Draft Copy]. Proudman
Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 112, 217pp.
Download report (4889K)
- Flather, R., T. Baker, P. Woodworth, I. Vassie and D. Blackman (2001). Integrated effects of climate
change on coastal extreme sea levels. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 140,
21pp.
Download report (703K)
- Williams, J., R. Flather (2004). The Operational Storm Surge Model:
Maintenance, Performance and Development, January 2003 - March 2004. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 164,
68pp.
Download report (1400K)
- Woodworth, P., D. Smith, R. Flather, T. Baker and L. Rickards (2003). Proposals for a sea level network in Ireland. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Internal Document, No 156,
38pp.
Download report (8500K)
Terms and conditions of use
Results contained in the Internal Documents may be quoted in scientific reports and papers published freely
in the public domain, provided due acknowledgment and reference is made to NTSLF and POL. (Reference should be made to "POL
Internal Document, No. xxx (Unpublished Manuscript)". However, NERC/NTSLF/POL does not take any responsibility for the
use of any such data and users must read the following
disclaimer.
Results may not be quoted or used in any report produced, or work done, for commercial gain without the prior
written permission of NTSLF. In such cases, a fee may be charged by NTSLF.
Please contact the Applications Group at POL for further information
E-mail:
applications@pol.ac.uk
Class A Network Dataring annual reports
The following reports are available in pdf format free of charge. They extend from 1988 to 1992 and contain
details of data processing and analysis.
Please note that there are no reports of this type between 1992 and 2002. The NTSLF annual report (see above)
will now contain the type of information that was originally contained within these reports.