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.
1875-1910: no correct bench mark in Sevastopol and data was corrected (not interpolated) using data from Odessa station. November-December 1941:data reconstructed usingthe equations of connection of sea level movement in Sevastopol and other stations (mainly Poti and Batumi). Since 1959 data have been from a float gauge, prior to 1959 data were from a Visual Level Staff
Documentation added 1998-02-03
readings from Visual Level Staff were based on 3 or 4 observations per day Sevastopol is an historic station last data 1994
Documentation added 1999-03-10
For a discussion on sea level trends in the Ukraine and other Black Sea coasts, see Variations of the Black Sea Level by S.G.Boguslavsky et al., Physical Oceanography, 9(3), 199-208, 1998.
Data Authority
Marine Hydrophysical Division Ukrainian National Academy of Science 2 Kapitanskaya Str 335000 Sevastapol