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Newhaven site history

History summary

Station name Newhaven
Country UK
Latitude of measuring point 50° 46' 54.4" N
Longitude of measuring point 00° 03' 25.3" E
OS grid ref. of measuring point TQ 4511 0004
Datum reference All data refer to Admiralty Chart Datum (ACD)
ACD = ODN -3.52m
Time reference GMT (hours 00-23)
Contributor Environment Agency Anglian Regional Office,
Kingfisher House,
Goldhay Way, Orton Goldhay,
Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire, PE2 5ZR
Instrument type
  • 1980 - 1989 Ott pneumatic with chart recorder and Ott punch tape off one pressure point. Backup system - Aanderaa.

  • 1990 - DATARING and bubbler system installed.

  • 1990 - Ott pneumatic gauge installed.

  • 1991 - Bubbler system removed due to harbour works.

  • 1992 - Bubbler system reinstated.

  • 1998 - Wind speed and direction instruments installed.

Site of measuring point The measuring points are located on the east side of the port entrance
Position of tide gauge building TQ 4511 0004 - Port Control tower on East side of port entrance. The anemometer and wind vane are located on the signals mast.
Observational period 1982-1987,1991-2026

Benchmark descriptions

Benchmark OS grid ref. Description Height above ODN (m)
TGBM TQ 4510 0003 OSBM bolt concrete 7.4M SW of SW angle of tower 5.278
Aux1 TQ 4495 0001 OSBM bolt concrete sea wall 154.3M SW of tower 5.829
Aux2 TQ 4503 0008 Steel ball on Gun mount 5.496
Aux3   Not listed  
Ref Pin TQ 4511 0003 Andrews Hydrographic Pin 5.059

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
1982 ASLVZZ01 60 60 minutes
1983 ASLVZZ01 92 60 minutes
1984 ASLVZZ01 52 60 minutes
1985 ASLVZZ01 100 60 minutes
1986 ASLVZZ01 89 60 minutes
1987 ASLVZZ01 56 60 minutes
1991 ASLVBG02 79 60 minutes
1992 ASLVBG02 91 60 minutes
1993 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1994 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1995 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1996 ASLVBG02 96 15 minutes
1997 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
1998 ASLVBG02 90 15 minutes
1999 ASLVBG02 68 15 minutes
2000 ASLVBG02 77 15 minutes
2001 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2002 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2003 ASLVBG02 97 15 minutes
2004 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2005 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2006 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2007 ASLVBG02 98 15 minutes
2008 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2009 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2010 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2011 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2012 ASLVBG02 98 15 minutes
2013 ASLVBG02 99 15 minutes
2014 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2015 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2016 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2017 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2018 ASLVBG02 92 15 minutes
2019 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2020 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2021 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2022 ASLVBG02 67 15 minutes
2023 ASLVBG02 100 15 minutes
2024 ASLVBG02 January - December 15 minutes
2025 ASLVBG02 January - December 15 minutes
2026 ASLVBG02 January - May 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.
February 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.
March 2003 - Residuals (observed minus predicted sea level values, measured in metres) now included in the file output.
On 09/02/2012 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.
15/07/2022 - possible datum shift
20 March 2025 - Possible datum shift applied to ASLVBG02.

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

Period Parameter Missing data Suspect data
1982 ASLVZZ01 001-146 None
1983 ASLVZZ01 258-286 None
1984 ASLVZZ01 165-340 None
1985 ASLVZZ01 None None
1986 ASLVZZ01 217-253,349-350 None
1987 ASLVZZ01 023-182 None
1991 ASLVBG02 287-365 None
1992 ASLVBG02 001-012, 223-238, 283-291 Levelling was incorrect so data had to be corrected (+0.265m added).
1993 ASLVBG02 None None
1994 ASLVBG02 None None
1995 ASLVBG02 None 199
1996 ASLVBG02 156-170 137-156
1997 ASLVBG02 None None
1998 ASLVBG02 314-320,324-329,335-339,342-365 015
1999 ASLVBG02 001-003,011-019,027-062,067-082,087-092,097-113 117-122,125-126,194-204,215-225,229-251,257-261,320-324,348-365 005-011
2000 ASLVBG02 001-010,018-087,333-338 343-347
2001 ASLVBG02 268-270 None
2002 ASLVBG02 None 009
2003 ASLVBG02 203-211,364 019,112
2004 ASLVBG02 013 013
2005 ASLVBG02 None None
2006 ASLVBG02 036-037,058-059,067-068,095-096 None
2007 ASLVBG02 038-044 None
2008 ASLVBG02 211 064,181
2009 ASLVBG02 058,062,098,123,327 200
2010 ASLVBG02 None 202-207
2011 ASLVBG02 040 156,172
2012 ASLVBG02 032,039-045 046,048-054,059,061,124
2013 ASLVBG02 091 155,352
2014 ASLVBG02 None 035-036,304
2015 ASLVBG02 None 089,118,251,331
2016 ASLVBG02 None 022,026-027,317
2017 ASLVBG02 None 064,137,157,326,341,359-360
2018 ASLVBG02 262-289 044,332-333
2019 ASLVBG02 None None
2020 ASLVBG02 None None
2021 ASLVBG02 None None
2022 ASLVBG02 184,200,215-305,306,307,308,309,310,311,312,313,314,315,316,317,318,319,320,321,322,323,324,325,326,327,328,330,331,332,333 006-007,169-170,196,213-214,306-333,353-355,362-365
2023 ASLVBG02 None 001-019,090,102-105,118-119,212-214,294,301-302,305-319,322-325,337-339,355
2024 ASLVBG02 None 003-008,025,040-041,049-051,053-054,057-058,060-063,081,086,107,147,223,263,323,328-329,332-334
2025 ASLVBG02 None 022,078-125,127-213,218-243,248-257,261-272,275-365
2026 ASLVBG02 090,096-098,103,113,117,140 001-027,030-090,091-096,098-100,102-103,103-113,113-117,117-132