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Mauritius Meteorogical Services

Sea Level - Port-Louis (Harbour)

1. Name of Institution : Mauritius Meteorological Services

2. Type of Data : Physical Oceanography

3. Parameters Observed : Sea Level

4. Location where data is collected : 20º 09'S 57º 30'E

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open sea? Harbour ( Port - Louis )

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 0 km

7. Data frequency : Hourly

8. Equipment used : A71 Leopold and Steven

9. Beginning date of data set : August 1986 End date : In progress with some gaps due to equipment failure

10. No. of observations : About 122,000

12. Format of data storage : Digital ASCII, available 3.5 floppy but is being updated on CD's in Excel Format

13. Access constraints : Available for scientific purposes to all shareholders and on request to others

14. Data accuracy : 3cm

15. Contact person : M. Beebeejaun