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Hilbre Island Met Station
02:20 21/03/2010 GMT
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Air temperature 6.1°C
Wind hourly average
    11 knots WSW (Force 3)
Latest wind speeds (knots)
    02:20 21/03   11 WSW
    02:10 21/03   11 WSW
    02:00 21/03   11 WSW
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Liverpool tides
Times in GMT
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Sun 21st Mar 2010
    01:44   8.60m HW
    08:36   2.05m LW
    14:07   8.55m HW
    20:50   2.24m LW
Mon 22nd Mar 2010
    02:24   8.28m HW
    09:15   2.43m LW
    14:54   8.12m HW
    21:32   2.69m LW
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Welcome

The Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), 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]

Professor John Huthnance awarded the MBE in the New Years Honours - [Read more]

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Hosted at POL

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)

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

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