ICG/CARIBE-EWS Training Course in English on the general principles of installation and maintenance of sea level stations and the use of tide gauge data

17 - 21 November 2025,

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Agenda



1 Registration
2 Welcome ceremony, opening remarks, group photo
3 Trainer and delegate introductions
4 Knowledge test
5 Network Reports
6 Tidal theory
7 Important Tidal cycles (pm)
8 Practical example - identifying tidal features of a sea level record
9 Sea level measurement technologies
10 NOC and IHM-maintained tide gauge networks
11 Anatomy, maintenance and installation of a tide gauge with Q&A
12 Components of sea level records (Seiches, surges, tsunamis, etc)
13 Connecting sea level data to land, maintaining station datum
14 Classroom theory on Geodetic Leveling (Optical method)
15 Classroom theory on Geodetic Leveling (GNSS and GNSS-IR)
16 Vertical Land Motion and site stability
17 International data centers for sea level and VLM monitoring
18 Practical exercise
19 Field trip to Sea Level Stations
20 Use of water level data for marine navigation
21 S-100 Product Specifications overview
22 Sea level data quality control and processing (IOC manual, identifying suspect data, software, filters, etc)
23 Practical QC exercise
24 Overview of Caribe-EWS (Tsunami and storm surge, monitoring, detection, product dissemination)
25 Water Level datum definition and analysis
26 Practical Exercise
27 Harmonic analysis and tidal prediction (theory, key constituents, tidal regimes, co-tide and co-range maps)
28 Tidal analysis and prediction software packages
29 Repeat knowledge test from Day 1
30 Presentations and closing ceremony