Applicability of GPS to Tide Level Observations in KANMON Strait Area

Kenji Hamada, Tadao Hayashi, Norikazu Shimizu

Abstract:	Tide level observation is an indispensable investi- gation item for construction work and survey at port and harbour. There is a limit to the setting up of tide level observation stations, and in sea areas or offshore where the currents change in a complex mmer, ob- taining of data is not always sufficiently coped with under the present circumstances. Thus, various investigations were made with the purpose of applying tide level observations not only in the fixed points at coastal areas, but also offshore sea areas with high precision measuring technology called GPS (Global Positioning System) which utilizes artificiaI satellites. Actual sea area experiments were conducted in the “Kanmon”Strait, and as a result of comparisons made with the existing tide station data, the applica- bility of the fixed point tide level observation as well as the offshore tide level observation of the GPS system was confirmed.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1996) September 17 - 20, 1996 Kansas City, MO
Pages:	393 - 402
Cite this article:	Hamada, Kenji, Hayashi, Tadao, Shimizu, Norikazu, "Applicability of GPS to Tide Level Observations in KANMON Strait Area," Proceedings of the 9th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1996), Kansas City, MO, September 1996, pp. 393-402.
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