Tide Gauge
Tide gauges (mareographs) record the height of the water level with respect to a local height reference, but when differences are made to an epoch time, changes in sea level can be measured very accurately.
Tide gauges (mareographs) record the height of the water level with respect to a local height reference, but when differences are made to an epoch time, changes in sea level can be measured very accurately.

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