Valparaiso-A (Chile) Site History

History Summary

StationValparaiso-A
CountryChile
Latitude33° 02.0' S
Longitude071° 38.0' W
GLOSS No175
Time ReferenceGMT (hours 00-23)
ContributorServicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada (SHOA)
Instrument TypeStandard mechanical
Site of Gauge 
Observational periods1944 - 1978

Reference Level

The originators have related the data to tide staff zero which is linked to a fixed set of bench marks.

Several segments with obvious shifts have warranted adjustment based on comparisons with Antofagasta and analysis of residuals (observed data minus predicted tides). These adjustments contain uncertainty of a few cm.

Period ((hour)day/month/year)Value Added to Original(mm)
(12)03/04/50 - (18)08/04/50-140
(22)04/05/58 - (23)14/05/58-200
(18)28/03/67 - (18)01/04/68-140
(06)10/07/71 - (23)31/12/78100

Benchmarks

BenchmarkDescription
BM Control
(TGBM)
This benchmark is a 6 cm bronze disk stamped 'Cota Control' set in cement at the north side in the base of the tide house.
BM No. 7
(Auxiliary)
This benchmark is a 6 cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, is set in cement at the west side of the building, located 60 m east of the tide house.
BM No. 2
(Auxiliary)
CF 3 1941

Benchmark Relationships

BM Control - 1985-1990.

BM No. 7 - 1950-1990.

Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Center

Comment

The differences of the daily and monthly values with Antofagasta appear reasonable, except for level uncertainty in Valparaiso during June - December, 1972. The hourly residuals show a very noisy signal during 1972 that is probably associated with mechanical problems.

YearCI (%)Missing DataReplaced Gaps or Bad DataQuestionable Fluctuations
194484308-366nonenone
1945991(12)049-(05)050 (05)247-(23)247 (12)267-(03)268 (00)289-(20)289 (00)320-(22)320 (00)345-(22)345 (04)346-(23)346 (00)351-(21)351none
1946100none(09)075-(21)075 (20)082-(05)083 (08)092-(04)093 (04)124-(16)124 (17)153-(06)154 (20)181-(23)181 (12)224-(23)224 (05)235-(23)235 (00)237-(22)237 (08)255-(18)255 (17)284-(02)285 (12)286-(23)286 (12)349-(23)349 (18)355-(08)356none
1947100none(00)139-(20)139 (00)142-(22)142 (12)229-(04)230 (19)230-(04)231 (18)256-(07)257 (01)335-(19)335 (18)364-(05)365none
1948100none(07)001-(23)001 (07)021-(23)021 (18)073-(16)074 (21)082-(09)083 (21)083-(18)084 (16)087-(11)088 (15)089-(23)089 (14)090-(23)090 (12)104-(23)104 (12)106-(23)106 (07)116-(04)117 (09)157-(16)157 (09)175-(16)175 (12)200-(23)200 (05)220-(02)221 (09)221-(23)221 (09)222-(16)222 (12)241-(05)242 (12)242-(09)243 (11)243-(21)243 (12)344-(10)345 (00)348-(21)348 (15)350-(07)351 (00)353-(22)353 (17)363-(15)364none
1949100none(05)053-(18)053 (02)133-(12)133 (02)152-(10)152 (05)190-(15)190 (09)194-(18)194 (05)195-(20)195 (06)204-(23)204 (18)236-(04)237 (16)237-(03)238 (20)238-(05)239 (18)240-(11)241 (19)251-(04)252 (16)264-(11)265 (06)266-(14)266 (19)267-(05)268 (18)294-(05)295 (18)295-(03)296 (22)311-(06)312 (13)335-(23)335none
1950100none(12)021-(20)021 (19)091-(06)092 (18)097-(04)098 (12)139-(22)139 (08)140-(20)140 (06)284-(15)284 (07)325-(23)325225-242
1951100none(16)115-(23)115 (00)183-(09)183 (19)242-(02)243 (18)256-(11)257 (00)307-(20)307 (07)336-(23)336none
1952100none(12)310-(21)310 (20)134-(14)135 (17)262-(07)263 (19)263-(03)264 (22)307-(08)308none
1953100none(12)047-(21)047 (12)075-(23)075 (06)076-(15)076 (12)088-(07)089 (20)089-(08)090 (20)209-(05)210 (00)220-(20)220 (02)233-(23)233 (02)234-(23)234 (19)245-(05)246 (10)246-(22)246 (20)276-(18)277 (12)326-(06)327none
1954100none(02)120-(23)120 (02)137-(11)137 (01)138-(23)138 (00)164-(18)164 (09)229-(04)230 (08)239-(19)239none
1955100none(03)020-(23)020 (22)098-(06)099 (09)101-(23)101 (01)213-(22)213 (22)276-(17)277 (12)335-(04)336 (11)336-(23)336 (18)338-(11)339none
1956100none(08)012-(19)012 (08)014-(04)015 (16)066-(11)067 (13)067-(04)068 (00)209-(08)209 (00)229-(21)229 (01)275-(21)275none
195772138-213,220-244(07)096-(05)097 (07)097-(19)097 (00)098-(11)098 (01)120-(23)120 (19)214-(15)215244-288
195899135-138,152-154none94-97
1959100none(04)040-(21)040 (20)043-(03)044 (00)225-(20)225 (00)249-(11)249 (04)296-(23)296none
196097140-153(00)040-(11)040 (20)082-(03)083 (20)082-(03)083 (00)099-(22)099 (20)191-(18)192 (13)201-(11)202 (21)275-(04)276none
1961100none(22)040-(16)041 (12)115-(23)115 (01)132-(23)132 (00)151-(22)151 (02)181-(23)181 (16)274-(08)275none
1962100none(14)146-(22)146 (16)147-(23)147 (18)157-(11)158 (01)176-(09)176 (14)222-(23)222 (21)238-(04)239 (01)348-(23)348 (22)356-(11)357none
1963100none(03)036-(11)036 (20)082-(11)083 (12)120-(23)120 (19)121-(11)122 (00)223-(19)223 (12)224-(23)224 (00)325-(10)325none
1964100none(00)062-(09)062 (17)079-(11)080 (20)088-(10)089 (04)120-(11)120 (07)123-(22)123 (03)359-(23)359none
1965100none(10)183-(18)183 (09)184-(19)184 (00)222-(21)222none
196699209-213(16)001-(23)001 (03)216-(23)216none
1967100nonenonenone
1968100none(15)067-(08)068 (00)137-(10)137 (17)181-(04)182 (12)196-(23)196 (12)198-(23)198 (00)246-(19)246 (13)137-(11)138 (12)196-(20)196none
1969100none(12)132-(20)132 (00)345-(21)345none
1970100none(20)036-(18)037 (19)046-(16)047 (08)069-(21)069 (04)097-(20)097 (00)145-(09)145 (00)197-(07)197 (00)205-(20)205 (21)208-(19)209none
197199285-286(04)084-(03)085 (01)091-(22)091 (15)123-(09)124 (12)185-(07)186 (18)189-(11)190 (04)198-(23)198 (19)248-(03)249 (20)249-(03)250 (20)288-(11)289 (18)318-(11)319none
197298198-200,265-267(22)127-(20)128 (20)188-(11)189 (04)206-(03)207 (12)207-(10)208 (00)252-(21)252 (04)311-(03)312 (05)350-(18)350none
19739372-81,107-114,118-122,307-313(00)002-(22)002 (00)036-(11)036 (00)046-(11)046 (02)104-(09)104 (06)117-(17)117 (15)181-(23)181 (12)218-(23)218 (16)242-(06)243 (00)263-(22)263 (06)262-(23)262none
19742426-28,91-365(18)010-(02)011 (19)011-(04)012 (19)012-(04)013 (15)021-(06)022 (18)022-(09)023 (13)025-(22)025 (18)028-(16)029 (17)067-(14)068 (00)069-(22)069 (13)012-(23)012 (00)070-(21)070none
197501-365nonenone
197601-366nonenone
197796253-258,302-312(10)013-(18)013 (21)014-(05)015 (12)016-(20)016 (03)017-(23)017 (09)023-(19)023 (02)208-(23)208 (12)217-(23)217none
197815none(08)040-(21)040 (04)046-(23)046none