Hakodate (Japan) Site History

History Summary

Station nameHakodate
Latitude41° 47.0' N
CountryJapan
Longitude140° 44.0' E
GLOSS No.88
Time ReferenceGMT (00-23 hours)
Contributor1967-2009 Japan Meteorological Agency
Instrument typeFloat and stilling well gauge
Fuess float operated gauge (2001-2005)
Acoustic gauge (2006-2009)
Site of Gauge 
Observational periods1967 - present

Benchmarks

Reference Level

All data are referred to Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) and linked into historic fixed benchmarks.

Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description

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

Auxiliary Benchmarks

Tide station Benchmark 2.1106m above Tokyo Peil (TP) (1984)

Benchmark Relationships

YearStandard Mark (TGBM)
above Datum Line (TGZ)
Standard Mark (TGBM)
above Tokyo Peil (TP)
TGZ below TP
1976-20003.6062.202-1.404
2001-20023.6062.172-1.434
2003-20093.6062.049-1.557

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
196781.495.61967-03-09 15:00 to 1967-12-31 14:0060None5040-5356ASLVZZ01
196998.397.41968-12-31 15:00 to 1969-12-31 14:00601028-1046, 2129-2147, 2862-2867, 7107-7114, 8035-81273158-3380ASLVZZ01
197097.9100.01969-12-31 15:00 to 1970-12-31 14:00601112-1115, 4405-4432, 6856-6870, 7606-7620, 8456-8470, 8567-8675NoneASLVZZ01
197197.7100.01970-12-31 15:00 to 1971-12-31 14:00603064-3202, 6938-6971, 8080, 8089-8098, 8320-8340NoneASLVZZ01
1972100.0100.01971-12-31 15:00 to 1972-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1973100.0100.01972-12-31 15:00 to 1973-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
197499.9100.01973-12-31 15:00 to 1974-12-31 14:00603454-3466NoneASLVZZ01
1975100.0100.01974-12-31 15:00 to 1975-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
197677.6100.01975-12-31 15:00 to 1976-12-31 14:00605147-7116NoneASLVZZ01
197799.9100.01976-12-31 15:00 to 1977-12-31 14:00605507-5513NoneASLVZZ01
1978100.0100.01977-12-31 15:00 to 1978-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
197999.6100.01978-12-31 15:00 to 1979-12-31 14:00606894-6926NoneASLVZZ01
1980100.0100.01979-12-31 15:00 to 1980-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
198198.6100.01980-12-31 15:00 to 1981-12-31 14:00603178-3303NoneASLVZZ01
198299.9100.01981-12-31 15:00 to 1982-12-31 14:0060947-951, 7551-7553NoneASLVZZ01
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 14:00604043-4049NoneASLVZZ01
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
1991100.0100.01990-12-31 15:00 to 1991-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1992100.0100.01991-12-31 15:00 to 1992-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
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
1996100.099.11995-12-31 15:00 to 1996-12-31 14:0060None1-16, 61-88, 8142-8178ASLVZZ01
1997100.0100.01996-12-31 15:00 to 1997-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
199832.8100.01998-01-01 00:00 to 1998-04-30 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
1999100.0100.01999-01-01 00:00 to 1999-12-31 23:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2001100.0100.02000-12-31 15:00 to 2001-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2002100.0100.02001-12-31 15:00 to 2002-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
200399.9100.02002-12-31 15:00 to 2003-12-31 14:00605845-5849NoneASLVZZ01
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
2008100.0100.02007-12-31 15:00 to 2008-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01
2009100.0100.02008-12-31 15:00 to 2009-12-31 14:0060NoneNoneASLVZZ01