[Parameters: Topic='OCEANS', Term='TIDES', Variable_Level_1='TIDAL HEIGHT']
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Tide Gauge Stations
Entry ID:
CZM_moris_tide_stations_pt
Summary
Abstract:
The tide is an alternate and regular rise and fall of sea level in oceans and other large bodies of water. The Massachusetts coastline has a diurnal tide with two high and low tides each day. NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has placed tide gauge stations in different locations along the coast to measure the rise and fall of the water. These data show the location of these tide gauge stations and were taken from the NOAA Tides and Currents web site at http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides06/tab2ec1b.html on Sept. 22, 2006 by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.
Purpose: The purpose is to show the locations of tide stations on the coast of Massachusetts. The attribute data also gives the mean and spring tidal ranges and the mean tidal level at each station. The data were generated from NOAA Tides and Currents web site at http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml on Sept. 22, 2006 by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. SUPPLEMENTAL ... 
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Dataset Title:
Tide Gauge Stations
Dataset Release Date:
2006-09-01
Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2006-09-01
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Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: An accuracy assessment was not conducted for these data.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: A formal logical consistency report was not conducted for these data, but all points were visually inspected to ensure that they were close to their true position. COMPLETENESS REPORT: All primary and secondary tidal stations present on <http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides06/tpred2.html#MA> were mapped. HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: A horizontal accuracy report was not conducted for these data. VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: n/a
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for ...
Use Constraints
USE CONSTRAINTS: Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name ...
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Size:
0.002
Fees:
See Use Constraints.
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
617-626-1200
Fax:
617-626-1240
Email:
daniel.sampson at state.ma.us
Contact Address:
251 Causeway St. Suite 800
City:
Boston
Province or State:
Massachusetts
Postal Code:
02114-2138
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2008-09-19
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-22
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