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16 Jan 2026
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Three historic tide gauge records from Svalbard

Philip L. Woodworth and Thorkild Aarup

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Three historic tide gauge records from Svalbard were converted from 19th century tabulations into computer files. They are good quality and can be used in modern tidal analysis. We confirmed previous findings on tidal constants and showed how little non-tidal variability in sea level there was at these times. One gauge used had an unusual design but it worked well and so deserves to be known. Biographical information is given on the people who acquired these data.
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