GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 113 |
| Station name | Tarawa, Gilbert Is. |
| Country | Kiribati |
| Time zone | 180E, GMT + 12hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 1.36333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 172.93 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | A: 1974-1983 B: 1983-1988 C: 1988-1997 D: 1992- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | National Tidal Centre, Australia (see GLOSS Contact Points). |
| GLOSS contact | Australia |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 15 minute interval, filtered to hourly values |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM1: SS bolt, no stamp, embedded in the concrete curb of the bulkhead directly above the tide staff (about 6ft west of the jetty) (established December 1987) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM2: SS bolt, no stamp, embedded in the concrete foundation of the memorial on the corner facing the jetty (established Dec 1987) BM3: SS bolt, no stamp, embedded in the centre (4th) concrete buttress of the freezer plant wall which faces towards the lagoon BM4: SS bolt, no stamp, embedded in the concrete foundation of the ice plant at the SW corner, facing the channel into the boat harbour |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | average of daily values |
| PSMSL code | 730/009 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 002 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Gauge located at 01deg 20N, 173deg 01E, 1973 - 1987 (Bairiki) Gauge relocated to original location January 1988 (Betio) Site A: PSMSL ref 730/006 Site B: PSMSL ref 730/007 Backup gauge at present site: Handar encoder Additional benchmark, BM5: SS bolt embedded in the concrete porch on the SW corner of the National Fishing Company building, established Dec. 1990 An Aquatrak acoustic gauge was installed in 1992, at a slightly different location to the previous tide gauge. |
| Last updated | 2007-01-30 |
Related BODC pages
| Sea level portal | World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) — Sea level | |
| UK Tide Gauge Network | Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) | |
| GLOSS project page |
Related external links
| Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) | Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) | |
| University of Hawai`i Sea Level Centre (UHSLC) | World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) |
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