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General                                  
GLOSS number111
Station name

Kwajalein

CountryMarshall Is.
Time zone180E, GMT + 12hrs
Latitude (+ve N)8.73333
Longitude (+ve E)167.73333
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1946-, due for upgrade 2007
Responsible countryU.S.A.
Authority responsible
for tide gauge		NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA
GLOSS contactUSA
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location mapView location map for GLOSS station Kwajalein
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerYes
AcousticYes
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersAir/sea surface temp, density pressure, wind speed/ direction
Data acquisition rateDigital gauge: 6 minute interval (after 1976) Analog gauge: hourly heights (before 1976)
Fast delivery data at UHSLCDownload h055.dat from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
High frequency data at BODCDownload g111.zip from BODC   View Kwajalein site history  
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h055a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa055a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Data held at national organisationYes
Real-time data availableYes
Real-time data transmitted
to GLOSS Fast Centre		Real-time data plots from UHSLC
Additional parameters (real-time)Air/sea surface temp, density pressure, wind speed/ direction
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksBenchmark 8 (1957) is the primary benchmark (PBM) set in the north side of the former sea wall of Echo Pier.
Benchmark relationshipsTGBM is 9.36ft above Tide Gauge Zero (Station Datum) NOAA Chart Datum (MLLW) is 2.83ft above Station Datum Mean Sea Level (1960-1978) is 4.73ft above Station Datum
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Kwajalein
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Kwajalein
PSMSL code720/011
Other relevant codesUHSLC 055
Additional information 
Last updated1993-12-05
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