| General | |
| GLOSS number | 127 |
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| Station name | Auckland-Waitemata Hbr. |
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| Country | New Zealand |
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| Time zone | 180E, GMT + 12hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -36.51 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 174.46 |
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| Ocean | Pacific |
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| Observation period(s) | 1900- |
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| Responsible country | New Zealand |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Marine Services Manager, Ports of Auckland Limited, PO Box 2353, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| GLOSS contact | New_Zealand |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
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| Pressure | Yes |
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| Bubbler | Yes |
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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 | Continuous - adjusted to hourly heights (Munro clock/float gauge)
Hourly from 1991, electronic
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Auckland Harbour Board Benchmark (AHB BM), lead arrow on coping of sea wall near launch steps west of Ferry Buildings |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 5.005m below AHB BM
TGZ = 5.032m below BM CC 63
TGZ = 5.331m below BM CC 64
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM CC 63 Stainless steel pin near AHB BM
BM CC 64 Tide gauge room, shed 17, Queens Wharf (No longer exists 1992).
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
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| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
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| MSL method | Extended harmonic |
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| PSMSL code | 690/001 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 070 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Auckland Harbour Board are presently trialing a new tide gauge. The position and details will be supplied when operational. Both old and new gauges are maintained. A Munro clock/float gauge will be retained for the foreseeable future. The new gauge is a New Zealand made DSIR system, using a pressure transducer and data logger, with UHF telemetry to the Port Company Offices. |
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| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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