Hamada (Japan) Site History

History Summary

Station nameHamada
CountryJapan
Latitude34° 54.0' N
Longitude132° 04.0' E
GLOSS No.326
ContributorJapan Meteorological Agency
Instrument TypeFuess float operated gauge (2001-2005)
Acoustic gauge (2006-2009)
Observational PeriodsGauge operational: 1984 - present
Data available: 2001 - 2009

Benchmarks

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) which is linked to fixed bench marks.

Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description

Japan Meteorlogical Agency Benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut, adjacent to stilling well

Benchmark Relationships

YearStandard Mark (TGBM)
above Datum Line (TGZ)
Standard Mark (TGBM)
above Tokyo Peil (TP)
TGZ below TP
2001-20023.2422.342-0.900
2003-20093.2422.325-0.917

Parameter Code

ASLVZZ01 - The elevation of the sea surface to a known datum, measured in metres.

Quality Assessment

The daily or monthly means do not reveal any obvious reference level shifts. Data spikes of about 10cm or less have not been corrected.

Completeness index (CI)

Sea level data from Japan is processed for each year. Occasionally data is missing from the data sets, either because the data set does not cover the whole year or because data has been flagged null. The number of cycles in a year with no missing data is calculated (based on the sample interval and whether a leap year). The completeness index calculates what proportion of the data expected in a year is present and not flagged null.

Quality index (QI)

During processing cycles considered suspect within a series are flagged M. The quality index calculates what proportion of the data available is not considered suspect.

Yearly overview of data

YearCI (%)QI (%)Start and end date (UTC)Sampling interval
(minutes)
Missing Data
(cycle no.)
Suspect Data
(cycle no.)
Parameter Code
200199.9100.02000-12-31 15:00 to 2001-12-31 14:0060874-879NoneASLVZZ01
2002100.0100.02001-12-31 15:00 to 2002-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200399.9100.02002-12-31 15:00 to 2003-12-31 14:00608051-8056NoneASLVZZ01
2004100.0100.02003-12-31 15:00 to 2004-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2005100.0100.02004-12-31 15:00 to 2005-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200699.3100.02005-12-31 15:00 to 2006-12-31 14:006052-110NoneASLVZZ01
2007100.0100.02006-12-31 15:00 to 2007-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200899.9100.02007-12-31 15:00 to 2008-12-31 14:00607908-7913NoneASLVZZ01
2009100.0100.02008-12-31 15:00 to 2009-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01