Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Marmagao 500/065 RLR(1978) is 10.6m below BM 21/132
Documentation added 1994-08-04
For a discussion of interannual variability of sea level along the coasts of Pakistan and India, see Clarke and Liu, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24, 1224, 1994.
Documentation added 2002-12-06
SMRC Newsletter Jul-Dec 2001 reports high E coast correlation with SOI and MSL. MSL is much higher during La Nina tropical cyclones than during El Nino.
Documentation added 2010-09-16
Historically 1884-1888 there was a datum 5.433m below BM 21/132. From 1969 the datum refers to chart datum 4.85m below BM 21/132.
Documentation added 2017-06-27
Station name changed from Marmagao to Mormugao to match supplier
Data Authority
Survey of India Geodetic and Research Branch 17 E.C. Road Dehra Dun PIN 248 001