GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 173 |
| Station name | Callao (La Punta) |
| Country | Peru |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -12.05 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -77.15 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1942- |
| Responsible country | Peru |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | C. de F. Hector Soldi S, Jefe del Dpto. De Oceanograpfia, Gamarra 500 Chucuito, Casilla Postal 80, Callao, Peru. http://www.dhn.mil.pe/ |
| GLOSS contact | Peru |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Temperature |
| Data acquisition rate | 15 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Temperature |
| Benchmarks | |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | 1A, 11, 12, 13, 14, BM HIDRO1 |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Hourly data |
| PSMSL code | 848/032 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 093 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Callao (PSMSL Code 848/031 1942-1955) |
| 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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