Accepted Values: Tidal datums and Greenwich high and low water intervals obtained through primary de-termination or comparison of simultaneous observations with a control tide station in order to derive the equivalent value that would be obtained with a 1 9-year series.

 

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Primary Control Tide Station: A tide station at which continuous observations have been made over a minimum of 19 years. Its purpose is to provide data for computing accepted values of the harmonic and non-harmonic const . . . View Full Definition