For cack ee sratien, Senck mark sheet are prepares,
They relate sack Fkings as a clsereren oF Yves AKcarson
et cack mark, Ke 1eentfiiaTion number s7qmpee’ on eack
ark, and’ he eration 0X THe Benck mark asore a rhe
eaceas Aiea/ carums, TKere sheers areon L% we eke
Aittena/ Clean Servite, ane’ can be eS tovzed by rie public

aX wriqmal Cosh

Bench mark Aik

pies ee

Stam sing (Soe
as Kew) ‘i

3-5/8" (9.2 cn) 4 t

3-174" (8.3 cm

|

Re
Y

kL mark seT
mate he poeta:
Corde wrew)

a r- 778" (2.3 cm)


A AnD THE WEDAL CYCLE? }

THE ACZANE OR THE ZARTH REVOLVING
AROUND Fae Sw f5 CALLED THE PLANE
OF THE LEIP THC, THE PL AAE OF THE

SIOON PEL CL VAG ARotwyo THE LARTH
aS PMELINEP ABOUT £9 50 rWE PZLANE
OF FAE LCLIPTIC, FWE Powr7s ox

WTF RSLOTION OF FHE Pr00K1s ORBIT
WITH THE PLAWE OF THE ECLIPTIC ARE

Awoww AS TWEE ASCEMOWG ANOS DESCENDING
AODES, SINCE THE PICON - EARTH PtAwe
lerers ex 27 AWS, THE Ae Des Gs POINTS
OF PELKERENVCE) REGRESS FRCUGH 360%

Law 48 ~EARS,

ae
IA FIDAL SIAVEW PERBAPS, A
CARL SAGAY Youl\RE NOT.

YOVv FORGOT FTEASK AE WAS Wwe PYCK A
SPESILIE 79 - LAR PERIOD,

Ske FELL we rnay, Reerrive arranenz®
SEC CARI SLA CErEL WAS Béew Stowe > KISIEG
ALOWgG FA COASTS OF FNE COVIEO STATES
AT TINE SIA AW RATE OF ABOUT 2 om FER LAR,
SME THE MATE IS WOT LINEAR (Oe. GrfoRS?
Creer TYUED A SERIES FRO eve /9-xEAR

FERICO wee WOT DE IME SAPIE AS FOR
AMCTHER. FHL, ESPECIALLY IW COTIPAR WG ah Water withrespect ro
STATIONS, SP COVATICN AF FEARS 7S WECESIART. 2tUecent Sane.
THE SPEUFIC SV FEARS (5 DLSIEAATED THE Wet krewn fF truly ren-
MAWOAL FIPAL L707 EP OCW BY FAL peried’s or segment
AATIOMAL CCFAN SERVICE, LY LS PResewrty oF much farger esesla-
CP EO-/ITFTE. ZT IS POW EweD Pee vPDATING Hone

Vibn-pericdi,

ABCC, EVERY 20 +FARS.

Kf r 424
maa

196O-78 Abtreng/

Tees Data m Leh;

|e feraren



MWMWAT ABOUT Aad THOSE OF PSHORE

CTARIME BOUVDARIES THAT f'VE
BSSiwv AEARING OF 4ATELY) FOU
Awew, xf THE I-42 BouwPARY
BIITWhEW THe FERRITeRIAL AND
IGA SEAS § THE OVTER “lpa/7T OF
THE LESTE CONTIGLOUS AWD &X-
Ceeslied AVSMING ZOWESS AWD THE
COOTER 2 TF OF THE BOO -FIEE
FUSNERY CONS ERVAT/ON AWD FX
eLesve ecoveric moves ?

TWESE SIARINE BOUNDARIES ARE
DFLWEATED BY PIEASCRESIENTS
ON MAVTIAL CHARTS. THE
PIFASURECIEWTS ARE PIADE ROT
TWE PIEAN LOWER £0w WATER OR
PIEAN LO WATER 2I/ES (COR
STRAIGNT SEGLIENTS TAPREOF
Awe Yer Powrs TwER LOM,

LY OTHER WweROS, ALL COASTAL
(‘OD ATARINE BOCWDARILS AREF

FOMDA/TEN TALLY BASED OW A

TIDAL LATO,

\\ OM, POY SAY TH ATOST si

TWIG S.

Ais


Vie cares fow ceep> Ox was

or wkere Ye ec5ean realty enods z

FAs sHalemen? vs geontered Sy Fe Lnxernatona/
Atmeritan Secvety Agars? Tee / La tym s (ZASATD)


A00k, L071 AWN LAPORTANT &
WEALTHY. BEACHEROVT PROPERTY

CM MER WITN VERY AX PENSIVE WATER

SROVT AWD. LD aikl Te conzRacrT

POV 760 ekingATe THE DowpoAnay
STWEEN FWE STATES AAND Awo 7IWS,

an TW STATE Frid BovwCARY
FOTW ELN STATE AWD PRIVATES
SOND LS THE PLAN AGH WATER
ft LLL Rw TE THE AN~TIONAL
OCfAN SERWCE TO Five OWT SF
TWEY AAU AWY TIDAL Sénwcy
(\ARKS OW ORMWEAR YOUR PROPERTY.

weerite wre ~wr Fe- Ytime passes

WE'RE fw 200K, FOR A CHEAP PRICE
TE SEAT OIE BENCH COARK SNEETS
FOR ASCRTIER FIDE STATION NLA
YOUR PROPERTY, THE SWEETS Téa
CIE HOW FO FIP FME PIARKS AND NOW
PUGH TAY ARE ADOVE PISANNIGH WATER,

leck-feck-Sook- time passes

Li bd RECOULRED A BEV PIARK
CTHWAT'S FANCY SURVEY TALK ZeR
TL 'VE Foewe rr’).

Mew £ CAV ZW A POINT Ow THE

near AEM WATER LINE, HERE, YOu
CAV NWELP BY BLING PIE ROO

AIAN,

YOU SIFAN LTT PAYING YOU FOR THE
PRYUUMEGE OF N0LDIWG THE PORTABLE
2FVEL ROP 7

Twink oF IT AS AM AOWOR. FOU'RE
LEARAIWG AAEY SKIL, LTC AW

CPF FOR TUNITY.



aH CRDER FOC FINO THE IFA LNGH WATER

CCIW We) BOUNPARY wing en rit BEACH AWD
PORTRAYAL T OV A PIAP AR MATICAL CaaRT,
WE APOST BSTABLISA AVORE THAW ONE

FIa Ww PIRK (STAKE) Te PAUR IA THE
COPYING 2/N Ee.

es7 De +7, £7 RED OF
EA PLAN Tews,

we Delis Br;

4) GOWN G PY CTWER BURECTIONS TOWARD THE

COL AN FROM? IME SALI BEM PIARK ,
AA OR

2) Ferg FH Rere WEARDY BEwen ARK,
AWLTR
WD) Feng ALeng FE SIN BING BY LEVEL

FROST CUR FURST AW DOR SUDSEQUENT PIA
AOIRAS CSTAKES),

AeweRr
DD win THE MATER GETS Te The -URST

SIAKE, POUND IW 7IORS Aowg TAL BEX
Ceercker) a

AvQZeR
Dwew THE WATER GETS Te THE ACRST
STAKE, RADIC TOA PHOTCERATIIETIIC
ners A AIR PLAWE Te FAKE PUCTURES.
accurate >

Ss) anger

LW Ene TNE TIDE FABLES SAY Tar ple OCLA A

CAT THAT LOcANe IS AT +I Ww, Rou LV STAKES
AMZ Or ke AW ALRIAL FACTO,

Aerial new oF very anye or tant a
F wealthy SeachFroat poreperty

wner Funbattong tk watrens el! Benck mark
mR Farvegon wore okiing Aan, i
/ %
1 \ 4 o* _
| \ O ‘e
/ _ / %
/ ; tn
river
/ i / nf
|
|

Bonk mark

/
/

/

| Stakes

{/A-—

—_ Faled orange

Plast ribben

Cecean


WELL, AS BEFORE, WE CAN STOP THE ASE
AnD AMhL OF THE OCFPAN SURFACE ATH A
TYOAL LAT? 3 ESTLSI BERIVG THAT A TUL
Ta BE ONLY AW ARTI CAL, POWWTHL,
ATSOHETIATIC ALLY OLRVED, MAOIERICAL pALUE
WlTn A SPECIAL AASIE.

IL LL RESIETIDLER, BOT woe TIDAL
IDATL? SHALL we USE

WELL WE TLAN AGH WATER AS AW EXPVIPLE
Fw Ww7d, SINCE ZT IS A REQ VENTLY WED EN
SUIRELISHING THE BOULARY BETWEEN STATE

Ave PRIVATE <A,

AWD VIING FH LOGIC AS W727 PIEAN
Sows Low WATER, JL BEF Tre
TIPAL DATOYI OF reg aW WGN ott RSS
DLFINEO AS THE AVERAGE OF Abt THE
RIGH WATERS AIEASURED OVER IME
IHO-FPMATIOMAL TIDAL DATU~I EPOCH.

SO Ow ny Fwe uMTER BEBYATION
FUEO AT PIGAN AEH WATER, THE
MOMLECV IAL we TETSECTIOW SS AUTOCUT-
LEALLY WED. wed caee TWEED
ANTERSETION atl ALONG THE BEACH,
TWE LIAL WEY WATER CIE,

AV CFT 7% WG COLDER AND COLDER, wre RE
ft mmr ewe fh

(ema exvarcR 1DT SAY, THis 7577)

COAY f PLEASE CO7IE ACROSS TNE PISA NIGH Lv

WATER BDOWDOARY 21ve onre revR PRIvA
eave” 7 RenegeyY coup new.

\ Rp
Sate eer’ ;
surveyor

Obscure Physical
oceanegrapsier (old)

KTean Liiah Water

Linpertan? 3
wealthy Seacktoit
Ply owner
Soe view oF mean

Augk water fine


7O STANDARDIZE TAE LOWER LUT
CF FWE CHAMGING FART (And THE 7oP
LI78T OF THE F7KED PARQ ) fw wha
AVERAGE Aad THE LOWER 20 WATER
LIEIGNTS CvER A SPECI IC 7 9-YeAR
PERIOD oF CESERVATIONS. LS wired
C42L£ FHS S7AWOARD NEVE NT
PEL EREME “TWEE TIDAL DATeLT OF
SIEANY LOWER 20K Rarer,”

So New 22 neous rr sourow4g
Br ADDING pry PAET AWS
SCBIAACTING POUR WEIGHT OF THE
CWAMKGING PURT ABOVE INE 7IOAL
DAT? OF PIEAN LOWER Low
MATAR AT TE F70IE OF TNE
SOUnOWG, FHS REC E DO
SOONG LS BLOW TNL TIDAL
PATI OF PIFALY LeowER cow

PATER AXCLS FWE Seumoi~g
CALE SL PROT OW TNE NACTTIAL

CNWAPT OAT THE eeCATION By THE
BAY, LPT GOIWG TO CALL THE
WtPAL PATS? SED x

AY DROGRAPHY AAP AMNCTICAL
CHARTING 5 CHART DATE?’

S0ek, rrer7, 77
STAN Dig On THE
Tene Darun of
STEAN LOWER LOW
SeATER (EWART
PATA),

CAart Datum

Fev PERK, youdisT
Gor 7wRoven

Ex PL Al ingG TAAT
A TtPAL DAT ETI LS
SIERELY A DF RIVED
AVERAGE LALCE OF
ATER NEIGAT.

S76Lw~w

7ILLW Chart DeSum


LE COT AN IDEA, 2L7S PRIWT
Twe BIxED PART oF TWEE TeTAL
PEPTH OW THE NWAUTICAL CHART.
Hen, SAVE A SEPARATE 200k
TWAT Teees yor New Aq TO
ALD FCR THE PREDICTABLE UP
AN Dewnw FART THAT DEPEWOS

~ 7
iL
Ov DATE AVb TIE (Cie. THE TIO“. Sih ha oe
wISA we.
V crertrive.

Vv

Direction oF movemené

oF Ace ware as Hime
gees on,

Fahae Greax Agvrographer a

! f Osscure Pigsicel

Lf ° € fancgrgater

Fadl fe s Changing part oF 4e7a/
Oen7th.~ Fe ameurT can
Se fecked ap in a

prediction Sook called

” Tree Tables” Ser any
Lave an’ Yome.

rd Fumed part oF total obyerh,
Ze7va/ Lp7h4—s— i Ya orsted/ on Hho

nmaurical chart aX Khe
focaX%en,.

Lecation

*
Lorem which Ke mame oF his comic Sock was Serived


SIARINERS WEED IAPS OF THE
OCFAN AWD ADVACENT LAND
FOR WAVIGATION (CALLED
WACTICAL CHARTS). WA YDROGRAPHERS

SICA SORE THE LEPTNS FOR
THESE MAYTICAL CHARTS, THE

DLPTH AIFASORESPIENTS ARE
C442L6D sowwowne ss,

2 CARE WHETHER THE WATER

DS AGH 6R LOW OR LW BETHEEN,
PE THE WATER LS AGN CEIKE
AT AEH TIP 8) THE SOU OWS
peiee BE GREATLR FHAN WNEW
THE wATER (5 4OW CasKeE AT
aon wee).

N

OW THE MAVTICAL CHART,
SNeCLD L PRINT £7 FER
SOUNDINGS TAKEN AT AW/GH
PATER oR Low aA TER

OR SOMETIME Ww EETWEEY)

Great Ag trogrepher ~
°

ee 0 Be ee (ee

= v7
PY

va
ny “~

P Transducer op

7 bottom oF fa Ae

ape ee =< Shp. Sere? cut anc’
receives Seni pulses.

—_— ~ I

— +=

i oye

ae
Cacerwoter a ae
sound <>
were

Ati

Boron A sounding


Lf YWOLRSTAVOS IW PRIMA PLE, BUT S057"
saving gs teIT Dees wor QU TE DO
47. Wem Do rou AcreetyY (Render
REALLY) AID THIS ARTIEICIAL , CTAN-
CTA DL, ATNTWESIATICALLY DERIED, WA]
AIERICAL LY KALYED Plat a > CALLED
THE IEAM AVGH WATER LIVE.

IS WAT MW Ake DATOSIS OE START wiry
THE PIEASUREMENT, FOE TIDE CAGE
RECORDS CONTI veUsL> WH ARB) TRARY
NMarFtRS, 50, CAL A DAY, ARECCROED
MOCIBER LS COCPARED with TNE WATER
OW THE WUPIEPRICAL SCALE OF THE TIAE STAFF
FOR SUBSE QUEWT ADIUSTAEWAT BACK LA
MASMING TOM, AUK A REF EREVCE POUT wo
THE TIDE STAFF IS Af0ELED Toh BL CH
OF BEWCN PIARKS OW THE ALARBY LAVO
ewck A YEAR CsyguDo BL Teel, Ber
TWERE'S Wer ewoegy prowey).

Rod QL woman
Perteble evel red! ~

Latrep el surregor
J Zoo! mon dereling Lastrument
/| Sine oF sgh? _

et sAaFf Sive/ ro pier

f—
?
s Five g29¢
3 7
‘ ~é
5 24 |
Ratt} |
gel-[— 4 4 tower eS YP?
.
[
eh
va
“ a 4 aia “ol
L-

\

wzamele:

Men Hee gage ve 5 2 Feet, wurer on SHAH says 2. Analg sis oF
Hie gage record nh Mbshinghon sags mean 4194 worXer Ts at &
on Lge is recere, FkereFore, wean Agh waver an s7ot
vs 7 5

From leveling, Eenck mark 7s 20 Feet abere O' on Hk se
THerefore, Benck erpark 13 WFee7 above mean Aigdh water


Tass 45 ALée Find, BUT WE'VE GOT
One AAIONX PROGLE/ICEFLT. NAMELY,

Ow MATER Cees TWE FIXED PART
Serews) Ls wor ALways AT THE
SACIE AFIGHT,

Mow Jo, PRAY Feed

TAS LATER GOES CP AND Dewy
CPRIGARILY DEE Te mHE IDE).
LW SIOST AREAS pr GIFS CF AnD
Pew Tee Wes 4 Day. Ber,
THE Lom WATERS (AD WEN
WATERS Tee, Fer TWAT CTA TIER)
ARE SELDOD FE SALIE NEIGH
Wel Tin EACH DAY, OWE Louw wazrER
CF FACH DAY (ATLL, TIDAL
PAY ~ 24.64% wreers sowe) f5
SMA LY LOWER THAN FA OTHER,
ITI CALLED LOWER sew wATER TELM)

PROF CUYVO

bone thd a/ olay Me sacieacaar
|
| |
LLw

AT AATATAV A

2Lw

Ae se, HOLAM SLE THAT THE Lowes
SOW KFATERS ARE NOT THE SATIE.

fren FRest TIPAL PAY Fe TIDAL
am

( TW FS TERRIBLY MTBRESTING. -)
[:

VES, TWANK YOU. LL FHeLEHT Youd 4

SE ALL EARS. REST Awe, LS /
START [# AGAIN. Cf THE WExT PAGE.

Periscope

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@ @
)

Sabmarine
Obscure Phostea/

o ee knogracker

Crear 49 ores rapher


Mail of honer

Bride

a hf
ey 8
a.
gL gs
S § gC VX
y H XX

Ses
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“Eee

y) rh ra eo
i co
ae ry ¢



COMIC BOOK

An obscure physical oceanographer entombed
in the
Ocean (Tides) and Lake Levels Division
of the
Office of Ocean and Earth Sciences
of the
National Ocean Service
of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
of the
U.S. Department of Commerce

"Department of Commerce?" “Yes, Commerce!”

1988


Passengers pay

SEG “eh

77Y CHART SAYS THAT THE LEAST
DLPTH ATO FE HARBOR PS 20
FEET Bktow CHART Baz i7(Fee WZ).
C0Y Welk TABLES SAY THAT oe THE
DAT AND AP THE Tite £ PLAN TO
AWTER, THE TIDAL WEIGHT wed
BE 2 FEET ALBVE CHART DATU-Z,
SINCE ATY DRAFT £5 7° £27, 2 //
BAUE (2B FEET UNDER IY KEEL

(eo t2-/0 =/2) —-ae rRescer7,

Y

Free Fabs

Nautical charf

— —

Chart shh wN
PTL LW

Boren


Recap tulation (2-29 more acegrvable jargor)

7 STEASURING THE WATER HLEIGNT
RUTH 77Y TIDE STAFF OR GAGE tH
Wwe LV CNTY OF FA WYO PROGRAPHIC

server: 4) sor can PROVIOE THE
MEVEAT AT TWEE TI OF LACH SOUNDING

ABevEe FWE HPAL DATCTT OC. LAA
2OneR Low RATER Gankr aonana : pid RAE CI SAUUD ING Aa

3 ~ PAST, AAP sezzrRacr yore
Awe 2) sof CAW GET EwOvG yy HEAT AIPASERED HEIGHT ABOU ae AW
BATA (ove rear LS GREAT 70 PRED Cr LOwsR Low wAT£R (ENART PAT’)
THE TIDAL LIGHT ABOVE CHART PATH? | | ww eRPER TO REDUCE IY
FOR ANY FUTURE DATE AXP TIVE, SetwPing 7OA DEPTH BlLow
AnP> Fe PUBLISN TNF IE PREDICTION. CWART DATICI, LU PRINT SITY
One © EAR LH ADVANCE LN TAFE Fee SOMP PING OX TWF MATICAL
TALES a OF FAE AEWVONWAL acefAr CMART AT THE £OCATION.

SERVICE, VY

Obscure physi ca/
=< eo ceanograpier-

fer 7 Ay dregrapder
T Tile otasF Aeyoragrephre sh;
sere 4o
1 “9 noe). Ko "eae ae tien eames
aa ° beater surtace
J Re .— = a7 Fume, oF
{tae Se = ee
; yi 1 7 aa
{ ¥ .
i Ni ---
uN -" “ts
7 Nb —_
a th a ~ ~
; Fea eatam = - ~~
J a SN of mean Jower — 7S
\ x y ns wearer (Chart
LJ Tum
Piles N sea ai oe
5 a ae,
\ N =
i
y
J
4

ee



LY PIEASURING THE WATER PSEIGNT
ww THE vicwry CF THE
AYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY: 7) sel
Caw PROWDE THE ATIOCHT OF THE
CHANGING PART CF FWE TeTAL
DEPTH AT TAWE TIAIE OF LACH
sewvoing; AVO 2D se 2 CAL GET
SACL GH WEIENT DATA Fe PREDCT
Twe T1DAL PORTION (P7052) OF THE
CHAAGING PART Cf TNE TOTAL DEPTH
FOR AWY DATE AXD Freak (* THe
FereRe. £0 PRINT FWEr? IN THE

TVEPf FABLES.

V

Obscure physical

SO WOW LY/ TAKE [PY SOUNDING,
APD v7r PRAF LAWS SCBTRACT
VOVR CHANGING PART [ORDER
Te FIWO THE FIXED PART.
HEN £ EO NOLIE £11 PRINT
TWE VALVE CF THE FIXED
FART OV THE AAVTICAL
CHART AT THE LOCATIO“,

V

4 0 Ceancgrapher Aly chographic hip
_ ie surrey
Grea?
oe s7O ire: er
ye Pe gn ad woe
4 he | mi Aligh waver
4 = Mater surface
a f-- ene piel
i q t ~ - o
; ie i
=
J eS a“
_
4 tt Lew wafer
i \ i.
iN y :
Piles 4
i
ss
|

Beton



Portable fave! red

Aeveling wastrument

sine of sight

COE oP THE BEACH CLOSER — 10, Down THE BEACH A
errr — Wow, UP TNE BEACH A SCHOGEN — THATS TT,
>> TWEETS LS LINEO UP WITH OY LEbEL SIENT AWD 19-25

MEET wHnn Ts TWE VERTICAL DISTANCE Ror. THE
BEEN PARK FC PIEAN PUEN WATER. POD A STAKE
LYTO THE OFAN PWERE TAF £007 OF THE LEVEL ROD
WAS, ALD TU OWE OF THOSE PARED ORAM GE PLASTIC
RIBBONS (YUCK) AROUND INE STAKE, you Awong THe KIND
Oe SEE AT COAST RECTION STH S, FRAT SS ou FLRST
rank en rit pagan CGH praraR nied 6

Lmpertant private
Preperty owner 2

sernng at red man-=>é

Palshel



AS THE WATER §0F5 UP
Ano cow, LT prevres

LAMAR D AVEO SEAWARD

THE WATER KEEPS GOING OW THIS SLOPE BEACH.
UP AVS Dew, fow wits WAERE DOES Fy OCCA
LO The SITY FRIENDS HOw PRLALLY ENE ANS THE
DEEP PT WAS WERE PP LAN! REALLY Begin P
ears es arr Beg on —*
Prat set S
~N, R
Fusk Fleancericg
areun! en Soom
bery erg
og ard’ sHck

Send’ Kese Kies wit Ker smarty Pore Prestions
Sack Ye sammer scKeoo/ 1 Kansas.


CHAPTER TWO

2 DOW'T kwow THERE was
A CHAPTER ons,

ACT Aker, THERE ARE aA Y 77

OATES. SIR CF TWEET ARE Jw
COPIAION USE IN THE UNITED STATES,

OW WoO Fd POU SICAN Wi AAVE
Te GO FHROLVGH Tavs ere
arene Fives P

ae, we “Loner Go FROVEH
LF Ovek A70RL. Ber 7/3 rune
Wwe LL AME AW ERALTIELE OF THE
CSF OF FOAL PATW7S ecR MOR/ —
RONTAL STABILITY» WATE L>, COASTAL
AWD SIARWE BOUIVDAR/ES,

N

aey pligtish


Tae PROBLESI (5, TWAT WT FOE
POISE AND SACL oF THE OCtAM, THE
LWTERSECTION SIOrES CP HINES - BLAH
LAADAAIRD AWP DOww-TWE- SEACH
SEAWARD, ££ ALED Te srop FHS
MOR BONTAL PIOVBCTIEN F- SH ORDER
Fe LIE THE SWIERSECHIOW AS A
FRED PERPIAV ENT BOAR.

V

yeu awew, LF W6 Como TOF
Dae FISE ANP FALL OF FWE
OCEAN SERIAL, TT woveD?
AYTOVIATICALLY STOP THE CAN DWHAD—
SLAWARD fre Tew OF THE IWTER-
SLCTIOM, FEN, TNE LNTERSE CTIOW
cevelo Bf wero as A exeD
FPERAAN ENT. FOUN OAR Y,

Sun- Barkin "9

real moreosent
oF ocean serrFace

Prorvuental mevemen?
oF sarersechen

Bovem


FOREWORD

Every mother should inform her offspring
that it is essential that they understand
tidal datums prior to their 15th birthday.
Otherwise, they will be a part of the population
that never understands tides and own

wealthy beachfront property.

Steacy Hicks


VA'Vd'HN'SW‘VN'S0 XL

"02/4 OWaNg JO YYeamUOWWOD ay) paumo , peuMO spugjepi , spuadn
40) PUB OD)xaW JO JIND ayy UI amg J Ajaead pauMoO | peumo
Bpyoj4 pue sexe jo Saje1S awis | Ajeveaud

‘ayy 405 (‘jw “u 6) SanBeay eupew &
*Asepunog saounosay [esNieN »

winjeg wey MATIN

seas uBIH
spue) pabuawiqns jesepay

Spue] paGiawqns ayeis

S1a}eM PUBL)

SPUELAP!L PAUMO 21S

@u0z djwOUcsg aAjsnjox3 Bet
uel

paumg Ajayeayig

auoz snonByju0D

VM'OS'IN'HO'ON'AN'TN

69S leOUNaL ‘SW'aW'V9'TS'L0'VOXV'IV


COMIC BOOK

An obscure physical oceanographer entombed
in the
Ocean (Tides) and Lake Levels Division
of the
Office of Ocean and Earth Sciences
of the
National Ocean Service

of the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
of the

U.S. Department of Commerce
"Department of Commerce?” “Yes, Commerce!"

1988


We ASA LS Marr PORTANT Te THE
AITLIOAT IGM oF TIDAL DATUI7S, Ber T
BAS MST Wen DERING, ke DETER MING
A VIDAL DATA, way DE YOV AMERIGE

2 ReRLIZE THE QUESTION LOI ABOUT
29 YEARS

(22 GLAD rou AsSKepd 72.)

es 2 WAS AFRAID yee weveD es.)

UNWAT welRE REALLY AFTER IS A 5/GHF-
LONNT PERIOD CF T77°7E Fe AVERAGE OUT A
4£°7 OF THE WEIGHT WARIABILIT YY DYE Fo SOCH
THUGS AS TH EFFECT or ARIATIONS
MUWDS, ATTMSINEAIC PRESTCRE , RIVER
SAARC E, TEMPE MAT URS , SALINITY,
CrnRew7s, EF. we Rene i> Dew? cal
Anew wwAT rye CORRECT 2eweth SHOUD
Be, EXACTLY, ANOWEVER , THE LowglsT
ASTRON CAL cree Snar wt AACE TO
CPMTEWD wer rn LS TWE LE ELOEAR ponee
rei l, SO, SIP XLARS WOULD SEETT TO BE
Ae Af Qen Tae Len gTH eR S7AwoapeDizATiom, |

~“
LIY WOT AVERAGE (8.61 YLARS oa 7)

ese P

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