Scott Base tide gauge records sea level, atmospheric pressure, and temperature at 5-minute intervals since January 2001. The data is archived by NIWA and retrieved daily for storm surge processing. Each year, GPS measurements during spring tides are used to check the gauge's reliability.
Use Cases
- Analyzing sea level trends based on 5-minute interval measurements
- Studying storm surge events based on daily processed data
- Monitoring coastal hazards and tsunami research based on the gauge's purpose
- Checking tide gauge reliability based on annual GPS verification measurements
Strengths
- Continuous data collection since January 2001
- High-frequency measurements recorded at 5-minute intervals
- Data includes sea level, atmospheric pressure, and temperature variables
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NIWA
- Collection Method
- Data collected via a nitrogen bubbler system with a Paroscientific pressure transducer.
- Time Range
- Since January 2001
- Geography
- Scott Base, Antarctica