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Tamar sea level data March-August 2018

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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Water level heights were measured every 5 minutes at five station locations in the 70km length Tamar estuary, Tasmania, for six months. Pressure loggers deployed in the water recorded total pressure and the inverse barometer effect was accounted for by two additional pressure loggers deployed above ground within 15km of a station. The data include barometric pressure, water temperature, and water level relative to Australian Height Datum (AHD83). The data captures tidal amplification and asymmetry between ebb and flood tides in the estuary for the purpose of a research project completed in 2018 by Karen Palmer. Based on the Tamar estuary model created for NRM North by BMT WBM Pty Ltd using TUFLOW FV (with permission), a new hydrodynamic model was created and calibrated with observed water levels. Different scenarios of sea level rise and bathymetry change were then simulated to model the effects on tidal amplitude and phase.

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Title Tamar sea level data March-August 2018
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7f887c9f-4bcb-412b-9ab2-f76c22847227
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
kpalmer@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 28/02/2018 - 31/08/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Tamar sea level data March-August 2018". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/tamar-sea-level-data-march-august-2018