An analysis of the viability of the Witness King Tides project (hereafter called WKT) using data from the GESLA-2 database of quasi-global tide-gauge records is described. The results indicate regions of the world where a key criterion for a WKT project (that it be executed on a day of unusually high sea level) would likely be met (e.g. the west coast of the USA) and others where it would not (e.g. the east coast of North America). Recommendations are made both for assessments that should be made prior to a WKT project and also for an alternative to WKT projects.
History
Publication title
Ocean Science
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pagination
703-714
ISSN
1812-0784
Department/School
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Publication status
Published online
Place of publication
Germany
Rights statement
Copyright 2020 The Author. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Socio-economic Objectives
280111 Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences