Provideniya-A (Russia) Site History
History Summary
| Station Name | Provideniya |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 64° 24.0' N |
| Longitude | 173° 12.0' W |
| Country | Russia |
| GLOSS No. | |
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 hours) |
| Contributor | 1977-1985 All Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Centre |
| Instrument Type | Float and stilling well gauge |
| Site of Gauge | |
| Observational Period | 1934 - present |
| Reference Level | All data are referred to TGZ and linked into historic fixed benchmarks. |
Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description
BM Control -5.0m (in the Baltic system)
Quality Assessment
Comments
Large positive and negative fluctuations of a few days duration are related to meteorological events.
This station is distinguished from station Provideniya-B because the data have not been levelled to common bench marks.
| Year | Completeness
Index (%) |
Questionable Fluctuations(in day Nos.)
and Missing Data (Gaps >6 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 100 | None |
| 1978 | 99 | None
1 Gap of <= 6 Hours Spanning a Total of 0 Days 1 Hour Gap from 1978/02/28 at 21.00 to 1978/03/01 at 20.00 |
| 1979 | 100 | None |
| 1980 | 100 | None |
| 1981 | 100 | None |
| 1982 | 100 | None |
| 1983 | 100 | None |
| 1984 | 100 | None |
| 1985 | 100 | 179 |
