Kushimoto (Japan) Site History

History Summary

Station nameKushimoto
CountryJapan
Latitude33° 28.0' N
Longitude135° 47.0' E
GLOSS No.085
Contributor1961-1968 TOGA Sea Level Center
1969-2009 Japan Meteorological Agency
Instrument TypeFloat and stilling well gauge, FUESS (1961-2005)
Acoustic Doppler Gauge (2006-2009)
Site of Gauge 
Observational Periods1961 - present

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

Auxiliary Benchmarks

Tide station Benchmark 3.3006m above Tokyo Peil (1969).

Benchmark Relationships

YearStandard Mark (TGBM)
above Datum Line (TGZ)
Standard Mark (TGBM)
above Tokyo Peil (TP)
TGZ below TP
1978-20005.5523.91-1.642
2001-20025.5523.826-1.726
2003-20095.5523.941-1.611

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. Prior to 2001 most questionable fluctuations are related to timing problems with the gauge. 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
1961100.099.81961-01-01 00:00 to 1961-12-31 23:0060None 1708, 1938, 2175, 2882ASLVZZ01
1962100.099.81962-01-01 00:00 to 1962-12-31 23:0060None 3918, 4814, 5660, 7096, 7110, 7841, 7917, 7976, 8087ASLVZZ01
1963100.099.81963-01-01 00:00 to 1963-12-31 23:0060None 197, 1687, 2474, 3485, 5265ASLVZZ01
1964100.099.11964-01-01 00:00 to 1964-12-31 23:0060None 24-98, 2927, 5024, 5847, 5964ASLVZZ01
1965100.099.81965-01-01 00:00 to 1965-12-31 23:0060None 1930ASLVZZ01
1966100.099.81966-01-01 00:00 to 1966-12-31 23:0060None 836ASLVZZ01
1967100.0100.01967-01-01 00:00 to 1967-12-31 23:0060None NoneASLVZZ01
196891.499.81968-01-01 00:00 to 1968-11-30 14:0060None 2368, 2416, 2517, 2566, 3449, 7189ASLVZZ01
196981.3100.01968-12-31 15:00 to 1969-12-31 14:0060 361-493, 1902-2080, 2143-2150, 3499-3588, 3993-4879, 4880-4912, 5027-5030, 5089-5862, 5960-5962, 6008-6013, 6129-6131, 6168-6172, 6181-6184, 6242-6248, 6266-6273, 7116-7216, 7711-7745.NoneASLVZZ01
197094.9100.01969-12-31 15:00 to 1970-12-31 14:0060 119-122, 240-247, 254-296, 303-308, 314-320, 328-334, 339-344, 353-359, 367, 378-385, 403-406, 452-457, 481-482, 506, 526-533, 602-606, 614-617, 624-630, 638-642, 649-654, 2792-2914, 6399-6423, 8195-8363.NoneASLVZZ01
1971100.099.81970-12-31 15:00 to 1971-12-31 14:0060None 4961, 7617ASLVZZ01
1972100.099.81971-12-31 15:00 to 1972-12-31 14:0060None 3206, 3215ASLVZZ01
1973100.099.81972-12-31 15:00 to 1973-12-31 14:0060None 4088,6393ASLVZZ01
197499.190.91973-12-31 15:00 to 1974-12-31 14:00601105-1186498, 645, 2238-2439, 2558-2995, 3011, 3817, 6061, 6171 8613-8760ASLVZZ01
1975100.099.01974-12-31 15:00 to 1975-12-31 14:0060None1-90, 5529ASLVZZ01
1976100.0100.01975-12-31 15:00 to 1976-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1977100.099.81976-12-31 15:00 to 1977-12-31 14:0060None1109, 1358, 1964, 5466, 6900ASLVZZ01
197888.6100.01977-12-31 15:00 to 1978-12-31 14:0060116-490, 510-539, 643-736, 751-1163, 1197-1211, 1237-1311, 1320-1334, 1352-1379, 1383NoneASLVZZ01
1979100.099.81978-12-31 15:00 to 1979-12-31 14:0060None1359, 3434, 8211, 8224, 8393ASLVZZ01
1980100.099.91979-12-31 15:00 to 1980-12-31 14:0060None1073-1172ASLVZZ01
198199.7100.01980-12-31 15:00 to 1981-12-31 14:00603014-3040NoneASLVZZ01
1982100.0100.01981-12-31 15:00 to 1982-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1983100.0100.01982-12-31 15:00 to 1983-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1984100.0100.01983-12-31 15:00 to 1984-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1985100.0100.01984-12-31 15:00 to 1985-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1986100.0100.01985-12-31 15:00 to 1986-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1987100.0100.01986-12-31 15:00 to 1987-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
198899.9100.01987-12-31 15:00 to 1988-12-31 14:00605981-5993NoneASLVZZ01
1989100.0100.01988-12-31 15:00 to 1989-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1990100.0100.01989-12-31 15:00 to 1990-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
199197.6100.01990-12-31 15:00 to 1991-12-31 14:00607255-7265, 8247-8442NoneASLVZZ01
199299.9100.01991-12-31 15:00 to 1992-12-31 14:00608109-8121NoneASLVZZ01
1993100.0100.01992-12-31 15:00 to 1993-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1994100.0100.01993-12-31 15:00 to 1994-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1995100.0100.01994-12-31 15:00 to 1995-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1996100.0100.01995-12-31 15:00 to 1996-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1997100.099.51996-12-31 15:00 to 1997-12-31 14:0060None4080-4100, 4285-4305ASLVZZ01
1998100.0100.01998-01-01 00:00 to 1998-12-31 23:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1999100.0100.01999-01-01 00:00 to 1999-12-31 23:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200199.9100.02000-12-31 15:00 to 2001-12-31 14:00601212-1214NoneASLVZZ01
2002100.0100.02001-12-31 15:00 to 2002-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2003100.0100.02002-12-31 15:00 to 2003-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
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
2006100.0100.02005-12-31 15:00 to 2006-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2007100.0100.02006-12-31 15:00 to 2007-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200899.9100.02007-12-31 15:00 to 2008-12-31 14:00608098-8103NoneASLVZZ01
2009100.0100.02008-12-31 15:00 to 2009-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01