mean sea level

British  

noun

1. (in the UK) the sea level used by the Ordnance Survey as a datum level, determined at Newlyn in Cornwall See sea level

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mean sea level Scientific  

1. See under sea level

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Example Sentences

"The global mean sea level rise rate since 1900 is the fastest rate over at least the last four millennia," said Yucheng Lin, who conducted the research as a postdoctoral associate at Rutgers and is a scientist at Australia's national research agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Hobart.

From Science Daily

Near-shore tsunami from other offshore earthquakes could result in waves of up to 6 feet above mean sea level at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach; 8 feet in Long Beach and the Santa Monica Pier; 9 feet in Malibu and 30 feet on Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times

Maximum projected distant-source tsunamis could bring waves of 15 feet above mean sea level to the Santa Monica Pier and Marina del Rey and 32 feet at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

Data published in both the city and county of Los Angeles’ hazard mitigation plans show how locally generated tsunamis could reach heights of up to 5 feet above the mean sea level in Marina del Rey; 7 feet in Manhattan Beach and San Pedro; 8 feet in Long Beach and the Santa Monica Pier; 9 feet in Malibu; and 30 feet on Catalina Island — depending on the fault that ruptures or where an underwater landslide is triggered.

From Los Angeles Times

And in the San Francisco Bay Area, near-shore tsunami could cause waves to surge 4 feet above mean sea level at San Francisco’s Aquatic Park, Alcatraz Island, Redwood City and Richmond; 5 feet in Alameda; 6 feet at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach; 7 feet in Sausalito; 8 feet in Pacifica in San Mateo County; and 9 feet in Bolinas in Marin County, according to the California Geological Survey.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• water level