REPORT ON SEA LEVEL STATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

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1 NATIONAL MAPPING AND RESOURCE INFORMATION AUTHORITY HYDROGRAPHY BRANCH REPORT ON SEA LEVEL STATION IN THE PHILIPPINES ENGR. RAUL S. CAPISTRANO

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6 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SECTION OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION OCEANOGRAPHIC DATABASE MANAGEMENT SECTION 47 TIDE STATIONS

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8 OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SECTION

9 OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SECTION Installation of tide gauge equipment

10 OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SECTION Tidal Leveling

11 OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SECTION Calibration of tide gauge and reading of tide staff

12 OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION

13 TIDE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION Computation of tidal datums HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) MEAN TIDE LEVEL (MTL) MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER (MHHW) MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) MEAN LOW WATER (MLW) MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) LOWEST TOBSERVED WATER LEVEL Paper chart/ marigram Tidal datum

14 OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION Sea Level Variations

15 TIDE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION Storm surges effect of Typhoon Pedring

16 OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION THE TSUNAMI EFFECT OF SENDAI EARTHQUAKE IN THE PHILIPPINES

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18 Time = 0530H of November 8,2013 Actual Height at its peak = 3.494m Surge Measured Rise = 1.854m Predicted Height = 1.64m First storm surges hit Guiuan, Eastern Samar OBSERVED TIDAL HEIGHTS IN GUIUAN, EASTERN SAMAR

19 GRAPH OF ACTUAL AND PREDICTED TIDAL HEIGHTS IN TACLOBAN FROM 0000H of 06 NOV. TO 0710H of 08 NOV. 2013

20 TIDE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS SECTION PUBLICATIONS OF TIDE AND CURRENT TABLES 2000 COPIES

21 OCEANOGRAPHIC DATABASE MANAGEMENT SECTION

22 UPDATING OF TIDAL INFORMATION OCEANOGRAPHIC DATABASE MANAGEMENT SECTION MEAN HIGH WATER INTERVAL MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MEAN TIDE LEVEL EXTREME LOW WATER TIDAL INFORMATION OF NAUTICAL CHARTS

23 TIDE STATIONS NETWORK IN THE PHILIPPINES

24 BASCO TELEMETRY STATIONS REAL TIME TIDE STATIONS CURRIMAO SAN VICENTE NEAR-REAL TIME TIDE STATIONS PROPOSED LOCAL TELEMETRY STATIONS SAN FERNANDO SUBIC MANILA LUBANG MAMBURAOI BALER REAL PORT JOSE PANGANIBAN MARIVELES BATANGAS VIRAC LEGAZPI MASBATEI SAN JOSE NORTHERN SAMAR EL NIDO SAN JOSE BUENAVISTA GUIUAN BALINTANG PUERTO PRINCESA CEBU SURIGAO TANDAG BROOKES POINT PAGADIAN ZAMBOANGA MATI DAVAO BONGAO GENERAL SANTOS

25 REAL TIME TIDE STATIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATED MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR AFRICA (RIMES STATIONS) CURRIMAO LUBANG GLOBAL SEA LEVEL STATION SYSTEM (GLOSS STATIONS) MANILA DAVAO SUBIC LEGAZPI NOTE: ALL STATIONS ARE SUPPORTED WITH THE 1. INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC) 2. GLOBAL SEA LEVEL OBSERVING SYSTEM (GLOSS) 3. THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA LEVEL CENTER (UHSLC)

26 LOCAL TELEMETRY STATIONS TIDE STATION COMMUNICATION ANTENNA COMPUTER SERVER TIDAL DATA WORK STATIONS

27 TYPICAL TIDE STATION

28 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS OTT STRIP CHART WATER LEVEL AND OTT THALIMEDES DATA LOGGER

29 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS COMMUNICATIONS: RECORDING DEVICE LCD DISPLAY OTT THALIMEDES DATA LOGGER

30 STEVENS ANALOGUE WATER LEVEL RECORDER AND AXYS DIGITAL DATA LOGGER SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS

31 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS STEVENS ANALOGUE WATER LEVEL RECORDER AND AXYS DIGITAL DATA LOGGER

32 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS SUTRON MULTI-PARAMETER SENSOR TIDE STATION

33 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS SUTRON LAYOUT SYSTEMS

34 SEA LEVEL INSTRUMENTS STS PORTABLE TIDE GAUGE PORTABE WAVE AND TIDE GAUGE

35 TIDE STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES SAN VICENTE BASCO EXISTING TIDE STATIONS CURRIMAO REAL TIME TELEMETRY STATIONS (/WMO/ PTWC AND ADPC) SAN FERNANDO LOCAL TELEMETRY STATIONS OPERATIONAL PROPOSED LOCAL REAL TIME TELEMETRY SUBIC STATIONS PROPOSED ADDITIONAL MANILA TIDE STATIONS CALAPAN REAL BALER PORT JOSE PANGANIBAN LEGAZPI VIRAC BALANACAN BULAN LUBANG EL NIDO CORON CATICLAN BATANGAS MAMBURAO ROMBLON CATARMAN CATBALOGAN PULUPANDAN TACLOBAN MASBATE BALINTANG PUERTO PRINCESA SAN JOSE ANTIQUE CEBU SURIGAO GUIUAN (UPGRADING) TANDAG BROOKES POINT DIPOLOG MATI DUMAGUETE PAGADIAN ZAMBOANGA PORT KALAMANSIG GEN SAN CAMIGUIN BONGAO DAVAO CAGAYAN DE ORO TAGBILARAN

36 1. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) 2. Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) 3. Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) 4. University of Hawaii Sea Level Center (UHSLC) 5. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) 6. Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES)

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