On Sun, 4 May 2008, Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:
> 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.
The tide where I was (Gloucester, MA) runs about 12 feet.
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