Table 1. Comparison of observed and computed tidal elevation at reference sites.
| Station |
Amplitude H
(m´
10-2) |
D
H |
Phase f
(°
G) |
Df |
| M2 |
observed |
modeled |
|
observed |
modeled |
|
| Southpass |
1.73 |
2.44 |
-0.71 |
116.65 |
123.75 |
-7.10 |
| Waveland |
2.78 |
4.05 |
-1.27 |
207.75 |
204.01 |
3.74 |
| Pensacola |
2.26 |
2.51 |
-0.25 |
171.48 |
165.59 |
5.89 |
| Panama |
2.74 |
3.01 |
-0.27 |
139.93 |
133.64 |
6.29 |
| Apalachicola |
11.64 |
13.37 |
-1.73 |
255.78 |
253.64 |
2.14 |
| Cedar Key |
37.31 |
39.78 |
-2.47 |
186.50 |
186.02 |
0.48 |
| St. Pete |
17.20 |
17.77 |
-0.57 |
198.10 |
200.66 |
-2.56 |
| Naples |
26.40 |
25.54 |
0.86 |
143.36 |
144.18 |
-0.82 |
| Ket West |
18.60 |
17.51 |
1.09 |
66.90 |
67.17 |
-0.27 |
| RMS |
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
4.09 |
| S2 |
observed |
modeled |
|
observed |
modeled |
|
| Southpass |
1.06 |
1.02 |
0.04 |
108.40 |
110.92 |
-2.52 |
| Waveland |
2.24 |
2.31 |
-0.07 |
225.67 |
220.81 |
4.86 |
| Pensacola |
0.97 |
1.00 |
-0.03 |
159.36 |
156.96 |
2.40 |
| Panama |
1.20 |
1.17 |
0.03 |
142.23 |
135.20 |
7.03 |
| Apalachicola |
3.53 |
3.95 |
-0.42 |
278.28 |
278.52 |
-0.24 |
| Cedar Key |
10.79 |
11.57 |
-0.78 |
226.94 |
231.22 |
-4.28 |
| St. Pete |
5.40 |
6.28 |
-0.88 |
216.10 |
222.86 |
-6.76 |
| Naples |
8.89 |
7.89 |
1.00 |
164.15 |
167.12 |
-2.97 |
| Key West |
5.20 |
4.12 |
1.08 |
88.24 |
86.07 |
2.17 |
| RMS |
|
|
0.64 |
|
|
4.25 |
| O1 |
observed |
modeled |
|
observed |
modeled |
|
| Southpass |
13.83 |
11.50 |
2.33 |
8.56 |
9.57 |
-1.01 |
| Waveland |
15.85 |
15.63 |
0.22 |
48.62 |
47.25 |
1.37 |
| Pensacola |
13.49 |
13.58 |
-0.09 |
42.80 |
39.73 |
3.07 |
| Panama |
13.65 |
12.75 |
0.90 |
27.60 |
21.20 |
6.40 |
| Apalachicola |
11.46 |
12.27 |
-0.81 |
45.70 |
44.35 |
1.35 |
| Cedar Key |
17.65 |
17.18 |
0.47 |
30.89 |
31.51 |
-0.62 |
| St. Pete |
15.50 |
15.76 |
-0.26 |
38.70 |
41.57 |
-2.87 |
| Naples |
13.67 |
16.35 |
-2.38 |
3.07 |
13.20 |
-10.13 |
| Key West |
9.40 |
9.97 |
-0.57 |
-7.80 |
-5.35 |
-2.45 |
| RMS |
|
|
1.11 |
|
|
4.38 |
| K1 |
observed |
modeled |
|
observed |
modeled |
|
| Southpass |
14.01 |
13.38 |
0.63 |
17.63 |
25.82 |
-8.19 |
| Waveland |
15.93 |
16.53 |
-0.42 |
62.84 |
60.76 |
2.08 |
| Pensacola |
13.63 |
13.72 |
-0.09 |
51.85 |
48.40 |
3.45 |
| Panama |
13.99 |
13.64 |
0.35 |
36.25 |
27.11 |
9.14 |
| Apalachicola |
12.70 |
13.35 |
-0.65 |
51.60 |
48.24 |
3.36 |
| Cedar Key |
21.86 |
19.98 |
1.88 |
45.15 |
39.04 |
6.11 |
| St. Pete |
16.60 |
16.46 |
0.14 |
50.50 |
51.67 |
-1.17 |
| Naples |
15.24 |
14.95 |
0.29 |
8.93 |
17.31 |
-8.38 |
| Key West |
9.02 |
8.88 |
0.14 |
-3.90 |
-6.62 |
2.72 |
| RMS |
|
|
0.73 |
|
|
5.72 |