Session of the wmo-ioc joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (jcomm) agreed that it would be logical to transform the wmo wave Programme into the jcomm wind Wave and Storm Surge Programme
Basic Information on Storm Surges
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Basic Information on Storm Surges9.1.1 Observational dataThe results of the enquiry on basic data sources confirm that sea level measurements are extensive but regular current measurements are still rare and limited to the most advanced countries / institutions. Digital sea level records are available since 50’s, although a major change in technology is widely noted in 90s’. Nevertheless, still a few analog instruments in operational use are reported. Those meteorological offices running storm surge models usually do not manage sea level data on their own. Data are shared among institutions, in most cases in real time. About half of the responses reflect the use of metadata, in some cases, well documented. Other agencies in surveyed countries did not respond, probably for not being responsible for the data management. Climatological extreme value analysis is done on these databases in most cases. Table 9.1 summrises the responses on basic information on storm surges. Table 9.1: Basic Information on Storm Surges
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