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Mellieha Bay sea level station
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Country | Malta |
Project | Sea level variability in the coastal waters of the Maltese Islands(MILGHUBA) |
Time period | May 1993 - June 2003 |
Ongoing | No |
Geographical area | Malta Channel - Northern coast of Malta |
Observations | |
Parameters | Temperature of the water column; Sea level |
Instruments | Sea level recorders; water body temperature sensor |
Description | |
Summary | The permanent sea level installation is positioned at the head of Mellieha Bay which is a small embayment on the northwestern coast of Malta. The sensor is clamped inside a small stilling well connected to the sea. The instrument measures absolute pressure; atmospheric pressure is compensated by means of a vented tube. The instrument samples sea level and temperature at 1-minute or 2-minute intervals. The measurements are intended to study seiche oscillations, sea level variability as well as to determine long term sea level changes. |
Originators | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Data web site | http://www.capemalta.net |
Availability | |
Organisation | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Availability | Unrestricted |
Contact | Dr. Aldo Drago (Director of Research) |
Address | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Telephone | +356 -21 - 232493 |
Facsimile | +356 - 2144 0972 |
aldo.drago@um.edu.mt | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Local identifier | 45001009 |
Global identifier | 496 |
Last revised | 2009-03-17 |