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General                                  
GLOSS number159
Station name

La Jolla (Scripps Pier) CA

CountryU.S.A.
Time zone120W, GMT - 8hrs
Latitude (+ve N)32.86666
Longitude (+ve E)-117.26666
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1924-, upgrade due 2007
Responsible countryU.S.A.
Authority responsible
for tide gauge		NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA
GLOSS contactUSA
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location mapView location map for GLOSS station La Jolla (Scripps Pier) CA
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerYes
AcousticYes
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Data acquisition rate6 minute intervals
Fast delivery data at UHSLCDownload h569.dat from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
High frequency data at BODCDownload g159.zip from BODC   View La Jolla (Scripps Pier) CA site history  
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h569a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa569a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Data held at national organisationYes
Real-time data availableYes
Real-time data transmitted
to GLOSS Fast Centre		Real-time data plots from UHSLC
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksUS C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped '7 1958' set in a concrete retaining wall near the south west corner of the Benthic Laboratory Control Center Building at Scripps.
Benchmark relationshipsTGBM = 36.24 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 33.49 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 31.62 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch)
Auxiliary benchmarks6 1952 0230 M 1977 BASIC 1929 RESET 1963 0230 N 1977 BASIC 1929 RESET 1963 RESET 1964 0230 P 1977 NO 9 1971 NO 10 1974 0230 L 1977 1993 inspection states 'levels agree with history'
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for La Jolla (Scripps Pier) CA
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for La Jolla (Scripps Pier) CA
PSMSL code823/071
Other relevant codesUHSLC 569
Additional information 
Last updated1993-12-05
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