On Sun, 04 May 2008 13:53:14 -0700, ctbishop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Charles
Bishop) wrote:
> I understand the concept of MSL, but is it necessarily true that if you
> can see the ocean from a parking lot, the level of the ocean in that
spot,
> at that time, is MSL? If not, what + or - could be given to Lee's
> estimated 8'? That is, if MSL is maybe different from the level of the
> ocean in his parking lot, how much different is it likely to be?
No. See the M in MSL? That stands for "Mean". Mean Sea Level isn't
bad-tempered, just average.
As to how different current sea level and mean sea level may be, it
can be feet.
Mary "Turnagain Bay comes to mind boringly"
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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
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