Storm surges greater than 0.6m (1956-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Storm Tide Forecasting Service, Meteorological Office |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1956 (East Coast); from 1970 (negative surges); from 1990 (West Coast); from 1991 (South Coast) |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | UK coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sea level; Bathymetry and Elevation |
| Instruments | Sea level recorders |
| Description | |
| Summary | Records of events where surge residual elevations exceed 0.6m are kept. (Average number of East Coast surges is 19 per year with a slightly smaller number of negative surges being recorded). Hourly observed surge residual elevations are held, together with a record of the meteorological situation prevailing at the time. |
| Originators | Storm Tide Forecasting Service, Meteorological Office |
| References | Pratt, I.T. (1995) The storm surge of 21 February 1993., Weather Vol 50(2): 42-47. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Storm Tide Forecasting Service, Meteorological Office |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | STFS Manager |
| Address | Storm Tide Forecasting Service, Meteorological Office |
| Telephone | +44 1344 854914 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1094001 |
| Global identifier | 874 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
