National Tidal and Sea Level Facility
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Established in 2002, The National Tidal and Sea Level Facility is responsible for monitoring sea levels in the UK
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The NTSLF comprises the UK National Tide Gauge Network
, geodetic
networks, and gauges in the British Dependent Territories of the South Atlantic and Gibraltar
. Data collected is used to create tidal predictions, monitor climate change
and determine extreme sea levels for navigation and coastal engineering design.
The Network is funded by the UK Environment Agency
. Associated scientific research is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The NTSLF comprises the UK National Tide Gauge Network
UK National Tide Gauge Network
The UK National Tide Gauge Network is part of the National Tidal and Sea Level Facility. It was set up in 1953 to record sea levels around the coast of the UK, after the east coast of England was affected by severe floods....
, geodetic
Geodesy
Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
networks, and gauges in the British Dependent Territories of the South Atlantic and Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
. Data collected is used to create tidal predictions, monitor climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and determine extreme sea levels for navigation and coastal engineering design.
The Network is funded by the UK Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
. Associated scientific research is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
(Defra).