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Hilbre Island Met Station
19:30 15/01/2009 GMT
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Air temperature 7.1°C
Wind hourly average
    21 knots SE (Force 5)
Latest wind speeds (knots)
    19:30 15/01   21 SE
    19:20 15/01   22 SE
    19:10 15/01   20 SE
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Liverpool tides
Times in GMT
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Thu 15th Jan 2009
    01:45   9.19m HW
    08:30   1.35m LW
    14:03   9.50m HW
    21:08   1.03m LW
Fri 16th Jan 2009
    02:28   8.84m HW
    09:11   1.73m LW
    14:45   9.11m HW
    21:49   1.56m LW
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Welcome

The Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), a part of the Natural Environment Research Council, conducts world-class research in:


  • estuary, coastal and shelf sea circulation & ecosystem dynamics
  • wind-wave dynamics & sediment transport
  • global sea level and geodetic oceanography
  • marine technology & operational oceanography

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Main News - Tidal data pavement tribute

The tidal data of William Hutchinson, the 18th century Liverpool privateer and dockmaster have been incorporated into the design of the Liverpool ONE development. - [More]

Hosted at POL

Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)

PSMSL is the global data bank for long term sea level change information

National Tidal and Sea Level Facility (NTSLF)

The NTSLF was established to reflect the importance of national sea level monitoring

British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)

BODC is a national facility for safeguarding and distributing marine environment data

Scientific partners

National Centre for Ocean Forecasting (NCOF)

The NCOF partnership aims to establish ocean forecasting as part of national infrastructure

Oceans 2025

Oceans 2025 is a new programme funded by the Natural Environment Research Council to deliver strategic scientific goals

Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO)

POL is a member of the UK Consortium in the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean

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