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EA: TIDAL_DATUM
EE: MEAN_SEA_LEVEL

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 14
EA label: TIDAL_DATUM
Concept definition: The mean height of the <WATERBODY_SURFACE> of the <OCEAN> at a <TIDE_DATA_POINT> for all stages of the <TIDE> over a 19-year period; mean sea level (MSL). MSL is usually determined from hourly height readings measured from a fixed predetermined reference level.
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [S32, "mean sea level"]
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