Special Publication No. 9

Permanent Committee for Tides and Mean Sea Level
  Preface
  Contents
  Introduction
  1.  Tides, sea level, and water currents
  2.  Tide gauges
  3.  Survey and levelling
  3.1  Site selection
3.2  Levelling procedures
3.3  The Australian Height Datum
  4.  Current meters
  5.  Australian standard ports
  6.  Digital data handling
  7.  Contact list, useful links, and bibliography
 
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