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Coastal Ocean Water Level Information System [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Oceanography
OBS

Coastal Ocean Water Level Information System (COWLIS). This system is being developed privately in response to marine shipping, safety and resource management requirements and it integrates the real time telemetering of modern tide gauges into the data network. A central system gathers the tidal data from numerous gauges via modems, and the user can gain access to this data via special COWLIS "Tideview" software operating on a PC.

OBS

Coastal Ocean Water Level Information System; COWLIS: title and initialism used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Océanographie
DEF

Système opérationnel d'observations et de prévisions de niveaux d'eau exploité et supporté par le Service hydrographique du Canada (SHC) - Région du Québec [...]

OBS

Des données de prévision des niveaux d'eau ont été intégrées au Système d'information sur le niveau des eaux côtières et océaniques (SINECO). L'usage de cet outil renforce la sécurité du transport maritime sur le Saint-Laurent et facilite la planification des chargements outre-mer des navires.

OBS

Système d'information sur le niveau des eaux côtières et océaniques; SINECO : titre et sigle en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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