Tide Gauge Records from Beaver Lake and Stillwell Hills, 1996-1997

A 30-day record of tides measured using a portable pressure transducer deployed below the low water line at Beaver Lake and the Stillwell Hills in the Australian Antarctic Territory from December 1996 to January 1997. Numerous manual water level measurements were made to connect the gauge to a local benchmark, enabling the calculation of a local mean sea level (MSL). The dataset was documented in 2001 and is provided by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC).

Use Cases

• Calculate local mean sea level (MSL) based on the timed water level observations.
• Analyze short-term tidal patterns in Antarctic coastal waters based on the 30-day pressure transducer record.
• Calibrate regional oceanographic models using the benchmark-referenced water level measurements.
• Study coastal processes in the Stillwell Hills area based on the geospatial and temporal coverage.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a local benchmark via manual water level measurements, which likely improves vertical accuracy.
• Provides a specific 30-day record from a defined location and time period (Dec 1996 - Jan 1997).

Limitations

• Last updated 1997-01-23 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC)

Collection Method

Tides were measured using a portable pressure transducer secured below the low water line, supplemented by manual water level measurements.

Time Range

December 1996 - January 1997

Freshness

Last updated 1997-01-23 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Beaver Lake and the Stillwell Hills, Australian Antarctic Territory