World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) sea level Data Assembly Centre
(DAC)
IOC Manual 14
The links below provide access to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) Manual on Sea Level Measurement and Interpretation, Volumes
I - III (IOC Manuals and Guides No. 14).
Volume I (Basic Principles) was published in 1985 and
is based on training courses held at the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
on behalf of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) and IOC.
It contains information on the scientific aspects of sea level change
and on practical aspects of sea level measurement and data reduction.
Volume II (Emerging Technologies) was published in
1994 and is complementary to the earlier volume, extending and updating
the material on measurements.
Volume III was constructed in 1999 when it was realised
that the contents of Volumes I and II were beginning to show their age.
However, Volumes I and II are still useful, and still provide the basic
sets of information for people intending to install and operate tide gauges.
The manuals are provided as Adobe PDF files.
Volume I — Basic Procedures
(2.1 MB)
Volume II — Emerging Technologies
(0.9 MB)
Volume III — Reappraisals and Recommendations as of the year 2000
(0.5 MB)
(2.1 MB)