Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) Site History

History Summary

StationNuku Hiva,Marquesas Is.
CountryFrench Polynesia
Latitude08° 55.8' S
Longitude140° 04.9'W
GLOSS No142
Time ReferenceGMT (hours 00-23)
ContributorUH Sea Level Center
Instrument type(1982-1983,1986-present) Leupold and Stevens Analog-to-Digital Recorder (ADR)
(4/1986-present) Handar Encoder (ENC)
Primary gaugeADR:1982-90
ENC 1991-
Site of gauge 
Observational periods1982 - present

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks. The 1995-1996 have not been properly tied to the historic tide staff zero. However, differences with Penryhn suggest the mean level for this time is within a few centimeters of the historic level. Please acknowledge the level uncertainty.

Benchmark relationship

All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks.

Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Centre

Comment: The daily means show some similarity to the daily means of a neighboring station, Penrhyn,and reveal no obvious reference level changes.

YearCI(%)Missing DataReplaced Gaps or Bad DataQuestionable Fluctuations
198270170-179,335-341nonenone
198301-365nonenone
198401-366nonenone
198501-365nonenone
198689nonenonenone
1987100nonenonenone
198884308-366nonenone
1989841-60nonenone
1990100nonenonenone
1991100nonenonenone
199299100-103nonenone
19939941-42nonenone
199460220-365nonenone
1995831-61none211
199655nonenonenone
199783001-063nonenone