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[Real-time data & forecasts]

Hilbre Island Met Station
00:10 09/05/2009 GMT
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Air temperature 9.0°C
Wind hourly average
    14 knots SW (Force 4)
Latest wind speeds (knots)
    00:10 09/05   15 SW
    00:00 09/05   14 SSW
    23:50 08/05   14 SSW
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Liverpool tides
Times in GMT
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Sat 9th May 2009
    05:30   1.47m LW
    11:02   8.92m HW
    17:51   1.45m LW
    23:18   9.01m HW
Sun 10th May 2009
    06:06   1.47m LW
    11:39   8.84m HW
    18:24   1.58m LW
    23:52   8.97m 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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Main News - Falklands Research Diary

POL scientists have been in the Falklands undertaking sea level research and wrote a diary of their work - [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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