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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Averaging out the effects of waves to determine sea level.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The measurements can be made in several ways, for example, for the reading of [[tide]] poles, the  averaging is by eye, in [[stilling-well gauges|stilling wells]] the waves are damped out by a narrow constriction, acoustic  and [[pressure]] gauges may apply electronic averaging to rapid samples, and satellite altimetry is  corrected for general [[wave]] conditions within the [[footprint]] of the transmission.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 29 March 2024

Averaging out the effects of waves to determine sea level.

The measurements can be made in several ways, for example, for the reading of tide poles, the averaging is by eye, in stilling wells the waves are damped out by a narrow constriction, acoustic and pressure gauges may apply electronic averaging to rapid samples, and satellite altimetry is corrected for general wave conditions within the footprint of the transmission.

The level of the sea after averaging out the short-term variations due to wind waves.

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