GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 150 |
| Station name | Seward, AK |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 135W, GMT - 9hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 60.11666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -149.43333 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1923-, being upgraded 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map | |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC | |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | US C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped 'NO 22 1966' set in a concrete curb supporting a guard rail near the Alaska Railroad Pier. |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 24.78 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 19.24 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 15.11 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NO 19 1966 5090 C 1978 NO 21 1966 5090 D 1982 NO 24 1973 5090 E 1982 TIDAL BM 26 1975 5090 F 1982 5090 A 1978 5090 B 1978 Site Inspection 1993 states 'levels agree with history' |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 821/017 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 560 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1993-12-05 |
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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