GLOSS National Report Denmark 2005

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GLOSSNational Report - Denmark - 2005

• Lonny Hansen, The Danish Meteorological Institute
  (DMI)
• Palle Bo Nielsen, The Royal Danish Administration
  of Navigation and Hydrography (RDANH) and
• Per Knudsen, Danish National Space Center (DNSC)

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Denmark

• Together with the Coast Directorate and some
  harbour authorities we run about 77 tide gauges.
  The instantaneous sea levels together with time
  series for 8 days (2 days prognoses) are shown on
  the web site at DMI (http//www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/d
  anmark/vandstand.htm)

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Denmark

• The following 17 DMI sites are included in PSMSL
  network

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Greenland

• DMI has ended all sea level monitoring activities
  in Greenland in April 2002. Part of the sea level
  data is already available through GLOSS/PSMSL.
  The full data set will be available in the spring
  2005.
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• RDANH has ended its sea level monitoring
  activities in Greenland past summer (2004). This
  means that the tide gauges in Aasiaat, Nuuk,
  Sisimiut, Ammasssalik, Maniitsoq are closed.
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• DNSC has taken over the operational tasks of
  running the tide gauge in Qaqortoq in Greenland
  where DNSC already has established a permanent
  GPS-station. Data will be made available through
  ESEAS.

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Greenland

• DNSC has taken over the operational tasks of
  running the tide gauge at QAQ1 and
• Plan TGs at THU2 and SCOB.

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Greenland

• Through the IPY four more TGs are
  planed/suggested