Sea level changes at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

摘要: [1] Time series of sea level change at Port Stanley present a rich spectrum variability from seiches, tides, and storm surges through to the seasonal, interannual, secular changes interest ocean circulation climate studies. This paper emphasizes strategic importance station within global network analysis decade-length tide gauge records itself, together with sets data temporary deployments several other locations in East Falkland. The characteristics seiches tidal, surge, mean are described, frequency extreme events is determined. shown be “inverse barometer like” over wide range frequencies, although significant dependence on local wind field an intriguing association distant tropical Pacific field. Altimeter combination demonstrate that representative much Patagonian shelf neighboring deep ocean. Consequently, ideal site include for purpose altimeter calibration. utility monitoring Falkland-Malvinas Current Antarctic Circumpolar explored. possesses one longest Southern Hemisphere island which indicates upward trend (adjusted air pressure) 0.70 ± 0.18 (statistical) 0.25 (systematic) mm/yr since 1964.