Port Stanley-A Phase 2 Site History

Station NamePort Stanley-A Phase 2
Latitude51° 42.0' S
CountryU.K.
Longitude057° 52.0' W
Gloss No305
Time ReferenceGMT(00-23 hours)
ContributorProudman Oceanographic Laboratory,
Joseph Proudman Building,
6 Brownlow Street,
Liverpool,
L3 5DA. U.K.
Observation PeriodNov 1964 - Dec 1969, Oct 1974 - Nov 1974
Instrument TypeLea float gauge
Site of GaugeWest end of Government jetty, in Stanley Harbour.

Please Note: This is a different data set from Port Stanley-B Phase 2, they are not linked in any way.

Parameters Recorded

PeriodCI(%)ParametersSample Interval
Nov 1964 - Dec 196493.9SL60 mins
Jan 1965 - Dec 1965100SL60 mins
Jan 1966 - Dec 196699.9SL60 mins
Jan 1967 - Jul 196799.8SL60 mins
Jan 1968 - Dec 196899.1SL60 mins
Jan 1969 - Dec 196999.5SL60 mins
Oct 1974 - Nov 197489.9SL60 mins

where:

SL = ASLVTD01 = Sea Level

Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM)

Public Works Office Benchmark (PWD BM)

Benchmark Relationships

Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Chart datum

TGZ = 6.258m below PWD BM
TGZ = 0.132m below Ordanance Datum (OD)

Quality Assessment

All data have been tidally analysed and constants and residuals checked. Records have been visually inspected for spikes, timing and datum shifts. In most cases, records listed as marked below are isoleted spikes, rather than long periods of bad data.

Possible datum shift 01 Oct 1974 0300hrs +30cm

Possible datum shift 12 Nov 1974 2000hrs -30cm

PeriodComments
Nov 1964 - Dec 1964Gap: 306-307,312-314 Marked: None
Questionable Fluctuations: None
Jan 1965 - Dec 1965Gap: None Marked:42,45,63,70,87,131,200,222,344
Questionable Fluctuations: None
Jan 1966 - Dec 1966Gap: 122 Marked: 113,157,232,263
Questionable Fluctuations: None
Jan 1967 - Jul 1967Gap: 190 Marked: None
Questionable Fluctuations: 186-190
Jan 1968 - Dec 1968Gap: 001,330-333 Marked: 25,193,224
Questionable Fluctuations: 32-36,153-157,200,203,345,354-358
Jan 1969 - Dec 1969Gap: 271-272,343 Marked: 006
Questionable Fluctuations: 272-274
Oct 1974 - Nov 1974Gap: 310-316, Marked: 288,321,326
Questionable Fluctuations: None