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Kinlochbervie site history

History summary

Station name Kinlochbervie
Country UK
Latitude of measuring point 58° 27' 23.8" N
Longitude of measuring point 05° 03' 1.3" W
OS grid ref. of measuring point NC 2213 5608
Datum reference All data refer to Admiralty Chart Datum (ACD)
ACD = ODN -2.50m
Time reference GMT (hours 00-23)
Contributor Environment Agency Anglian Regional Office,
Kingfisher House,
Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay,
Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire, PE2 5ZR
Instrument type 1991 - DATARING system installed, with two pneumatic bubbler systems.
22/08/2011 - SWANTEL datalogger installed
Site of measuring point Ice Plant jetty leg
Position of tide gauge building NC 2213 5609 - Inside the Ice Plant, on the pier
Observational period 1991 - 2001, 2003 - 2026

Benchmark descriptions

Benchmark OS grid ref. Description Height above ODN (m)
TGBM NC 2206 5613 Bolt S side harbour 19.5M SE angle of building 4.713
Aux1 NC 2210 5612 Rivet iceplant 7.45M from S angle of building 4.682
Aux2 NC 2210 5614 Rivet inside iceplant 3.5M E door 4.417
Aux3 NC 2203 5626 Rivet 12.3M SE N angle of building 4.717
Aux4 NC 2213 5621 Rivet 2.5M NW inside corner NE steps 4.799
BM NC 2207 5638 Cut mark SE angle Church W side of road 8.425

ODN = Ordnance Datum Newlyn

Parameters

Please Note: All parameters listed below are sea level measured in metres. Different parameter codes represent different gauges. For an explanation of the codes, please see the BODC parameter dictionary.

Period Parameters Completeness index (%) Sample interval
1991 ASLVBG02 51 60 minutes
1992 ASLVBG02 98 60 minutes
1993 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1994 ASLVBG02 84 15 minutes
1995 ASLVBG02 93 15 minutes
1996 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1997 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1998 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1999 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2000 ASLVBG02 97 15 minutes
2001 ASLVBG02 64 15 minutes
2002 n/a OFF NETWORK n/a
2003 ASLVBG02 83 (Off network until March) 15 minutes
2004 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2005 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2006 ASLVBG02 98 15 minutes
2007 ASLVBG02 97 15 minutes
2008 ASLVBG02 84 (No data for April) 15 minutes
2009 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2010 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2011 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2012 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2013 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2014 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2015 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2016 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2017 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2018 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2019 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2020 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2021 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2022 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2023 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2024 ASLVBG02 January - December 15 minutes
2025 ASLVBG02
ASLVRADR
January - August
September - December
15 minutes
2026 ASLVRADR January - April 15 minutes

Quality assessment

All data have been compared with the current Harmonic Constants library, and residuals checked. Records have been visually inspected for spikes, datum shifts and timing errors.
Where there are problems with the primary channel, data may be available from the backup channel. Please contact enquiries@bodc.ac.uk for more information.
1993 - The processing of the 1993 file has left a null value at the start of the file (00:00 hours 01/01/1993). This is due to the sampling interval changing from 60 to 15 minutes and the first data point being too far from 00:00 to interpolate.
The gauge was offline in 2002 due to site refurbishment.
March 2003 - File output has been altered so that all values fall on the quarter hour and gaps are filled in with null values, marked with an 'N' flag. Residuals (observed minus predicted sea level values, measured in metres) are also now included.
On 22/08/2011 a new data logger was installed. Tests were carried out to ensure the logger was functioning correctly, resulting in some data being lost.
November 2012 - The file output has been altered to reflect the Contributor name change from Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory to National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool. Also, the Parameter code has been improved and now uses a controlled vocabulary.

Missing and suspect data have been reported on the following day numbers:-

Period Parameter Missing data Suspect data
1991 ASLVBG02 001-168, 219-220, 346-365 None
1992 ASLVBG02 001-008 None
1993 ASLVBG02 None None
1994 ASLVBG02 207-263,340 None
1995 ASLVBG02 276-290,297-307 None
1996 ASLVBG02 None None
1997 ASLVBG02 None None
1998 ASLVBG02 None None
1999 ASLVBG02 None None
2000 ASLVBG02 039-046,123-124 114-121,193-366
2001 ASLVBG02 233-365 001-110,178-230
2002 n/a OFF NETWORK - NO DATA n/a
2003 ASLVBG02 001-063,286,315 None
2004 ASLVBG02 None 277-305
2005 ASLVBG02 068 170
2006 ASLVBG02 038-039,075,109-114,170 None
2007 ASLVBG02 129-136,157-162 093-101
2008 ASLVBG02 086-141,143 None
2009 ASLVBG02 356-357 None
2010 ASLVBG02 004-005 None
2011 ASLVBG02 234-235,236 234,235-236,251,317,329,341,365
2012 ASLVBG02 031 017,018,025,035,040,043
2013 ASLVBG02 None 197
2014 ASLVBG02 None 281,303-320,323-365
2015 ASLVBG02 None 001-064
2016 ASLVBG02 None 069,099-132,134
2017 ASLVBG02 None 018,023-025,152-162,165,172-236,348-365
2018 ASLVBG02 None 001-115,262,272,274,276,280,298
2019 ASLVBG02 None 029,337,353-354,356-357
2020 ASLVBG02 None 007-030,041-042,046-102,237,283-284,288-366
2021 ASLVBG02 None 001-086,327-329,332-338,341-365
2022 ASLVBG02 329 001-060,103,220,221,242-271
2023 ASLVBG02 229 121-122,134-148,159,251-252,267-268,283-288,291-305,309-326,341-342,356-357
2024 ASLVBG02 317 004-009,012-018,021-027,039-048,050-052,055,065-067,081,314-317,317-366
2025 ASLVBG02 (001-243)
ASLVRADR (244-)
015,018,165,216,225
272,286
001-015,015-018,018-165,165-200
244-272,272-365
2026 ASLVRADR 090,100 001-120