| General | |
| GLOSS number | 104 |
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| Station name | Minami-tori-shima |
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| Country | Japan |
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| Time zone | 135E, GMT + 9 hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 24.18 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 153.58 |
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| Ocean | Pacific |
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| Observation period(s) | 1996- |
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| Responsible country | Japan |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Oceanographical Division, Climate and Marine Department, Japan Met. Agency, 3-4, Otemachi- 1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan |
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| GLOSS contact | Japan |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
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| Pressure | Yes |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Data acquisition rate | 10 seconds |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| Real-time data available | Yes |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Benchmark at GPS point operated 24-hour, which is 100m distant from the tide gauge |
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| Benchmark relationships | The relation can apply since April 1996 |
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Average of hourly readings of tide |
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| PSMSL code | 649/001 |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | Minamitorishima Met. Observing |
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| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
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