| General | |
| GLOSS number | 15 |
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| Station name | Nosy-Be |
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| Country | Madagascar |
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| Time zone | 045E, GMT + 3hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -13.4 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 48.28333 |
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| Ocean | Indian |
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| Observation period(s) | 1958-1972, 1985- |
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| Responsible country | Madagascar |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Department d'Oceanographie Physique et Chimique (C.N.R.O.), BP 68 (207) Nosy-Be, Madagascar - Telephone: 86 613 73 |
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| GLOSS contact | Madagascar |
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| Committed to GLOSS | No |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Location map |  |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
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| Pressure | No |
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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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| Additional parameters | Temperature and salinity |
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| Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording, filtered to hourly heights |
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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) | Temperature and salinity |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Tide gauge benchmark is situated on a flush bracket in the front of the tide gauge on the quay. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = zero hydrographic
TGZ = 4.72m below TGBM
TGBM = 3.02m below disc SH: material reference set on the entrance of the wharf (from 1987 onwards)
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | Disc SH set on the entrance of the CNRO wharf 7.74m above zero hydrographic |
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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 | 440/002 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 150 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data from another gauge at Nosy-Be (PSMSL Code 440/001 1958- 1968, 1970-1972). |
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| Nearest Met. station | Fascene Airport Nosy-Be |
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| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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