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Hilbre Island Met Station
20:30 20/01/2009 GMT
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Air temperature 3.9°C
Wind hourly average
    8 knots SW (Force 3)
Latest wind speeds (knots)
    20:30 20/01   5 SW
    20:20 20/01   7 WSW
    20:10 20/01   8 SW
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Liverpool tides
Times in GMT
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Tue 20th Jan 2009
    00:16   3.19m LW
    05:59   7.23m HW
    12:43   3.50m LW
    18:36   7.19m HW
Wed 21st Jan 2009
    01:28   3.37m LW
    07:18   7.22m HW
    14:02   3.47m LW
    19:57   7.21m HW
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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

[More about POL]

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 What's New
 Liverpool Marine Science Symposium - [More]
 UK Sediments Initiative 2009 - [More]

  

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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