Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL)

An ADCP deployment on a POL Coastal Observatory cruise ©

BODC’s laboratory liaison activities with POL are focused on managing the diverse range of data collected by POL scientists during their research. BODC provides a dedicated and skilled independent resource to secure POL data, enabling re-use over the long-term. To find out more about BODC's liaison role with POL, follow these links

• BODC's role — The liaison role undertaken by BODC
• Data submission — Guidelines on how to submit POL data to BODC
• Data inventories — Access to inventories of POL data held by BODC
• Data delivery — How to access POL data held by BODC
• Other links — Links to POL and other relevant web pages

More about POL

POL is a world-leading centre in tidal and storm surge prediction and is a leading European centre in modelling and forecasting coastal water environments. POL scientists are experts in sea level rise — predicted to increase substantially this century.

As a major research centre of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), POL 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

POL is one of seven UK marine centres that are participating in the NERC Oceans 2025 programme. This is a strategic marine research programme which aims to improve understanding of ocean behaviour, response to climate change and subsequent impacts on society through cross-disciplinary partnership research. POL is undertaking research in six of the nine science themes that Oceans 2025 addresses

• Theme 1: Geodetic Oceanography, Polar Oceanography, and Sea Level
• Theme 3: Shelf and Coastal Processes
• Theme 6: Climatological Trends in the Physical Environment
• Theme 8: Technology Development
• Theme 9: Next Generation Ocean Prediction Systems
• Theme 10: Integration of Sustained Observations in the Marine Environment

In addition to this, ongoing research is carried out by POL scientists through a Coastal Observatory located in Liverpool Bay. The main objective is to understand a coastal sea's response both to natural forcing and to the consequences of human activity.

Complementing their own research, POL acts as a host institution to two internationally respected marine facilities: the National Tidal and Sea Level Facility and Tide Gauge Network (NTSLF), and the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL).

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