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Hilbre Island Met Station
04:30 31/07/2010 GMT
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Air temperature 16.5°C
Wind hourly average
    10 knots W (Force 3)
Latest wind speeds (knots)
    04:30 31/07   10 W
    04:20 31/07   11 WSW
    04:10 31/07   10 WSW
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Liverpool tides
Times in GMT
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Sat 31st Jul 2010
    01:40   8.82m HW
    08:26   1.88m LW
    13:56   8.37m HW
    20:34   2.25m LW
Sun 1st Aug 2010
    02:12   8.57m HW
    08:57   2.15m LW
    14:28   8.13m HW
    21:09   2.57m LW
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), a part of the Natural Environment Research Council, conducts world-class research in:


  • estuary, coastal and shelf sea circulation & ecosystem dynamics
  • wind-wave dynamics & sediment transport
  • global sea level and geodetic oceanography
  • marine technology & operational oceanography

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Main News - New National Oceanography Centre to be formed

New national centre covers marine science from the coast to the deep ocean - [Read more]

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Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)

PSMSL is the global data bank for long term sea level change information

National Tidal and Sea Level Facility (NTSLF)

The NTSLF was established to reflect the importance of national sea level monitoring

British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)

BODC is a national facility for safeguarding and distributing marine environment data

Scientific partners

National Centre for Ocean Forecasting (NCOF)

The NCOF partnership aims to establish ocean forecasting as part of national infrastructure

Oceans 2025

Oceans 2025 is a new programme funded by the Natural Environment Research Council to deliver strategic scientific goals

Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO)

NOC is a member of the UK Consortium in the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean

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