| General | |
| GLOSS number | 13 |
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| Station name | Durban |
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| Country | South Africa |
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| Time zone | 030E, GMT + 2hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -29.88333 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 31.03333 |
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| Ocean | Indian |
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| Observation period(s) | 1954-1958, 1960- |
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| Responsible country | South Africa |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Hydrographer, South African Navy, Private Bag X1, Tokai 7966, South Africa |
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| GLOSS contact | South_Africa |
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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 | No |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | Yes |
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| Radar | Yes |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (1990 onwards), air pressure (1990 onwards) |
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| Data acquisition rate | Float/stilling well - digitized hourly. Acoustic gauge - meaned values recorded at 1 minute intervals |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (1990 onwards), air pressure (1990 onwards) |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Trig survey BM 4212 at east end of of Salisbury Island. UTM Grid Reference 36 JUB 109930. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = South Africa Chart Datum
TGZ = 0.838m below LLD (MSL) until 31 Dec 1978
TGZ = 0.900m below LLD (MSL) from 01 January 1979
TGZ = 0.904m below BM 4212
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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 | Doodson X0 filter |
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| PSMSL code | 430/091 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 181 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Values based on GPS have been observed but not finally calculated. Both gauges are due to be relocated in 1990. |
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| Nearest Met. station | Durban |
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| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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