GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 176 |
| Station name | Juan Fernandez Island |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -33.37 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -78.5 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1957-1974,1977-1984 Float/stilling well 1985-2001 Bubbler 2001-2003 Differential pressure transducer |
| Responsible country | Chile |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile |
| GLOSS contact | Chile |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Data acquisition rate | 2 minute interval |
| 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) | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM No. 6 - it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 6 set in cement at the base of the flag pole front to 'Capitania de Puerto' building. |
| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 2 (1983-2003) BM No. 3 (1981-1997) Removed BM No. 5 (1981-2003) BM No. 6 (1981-2003) BM No. 7 (1981-2003) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 2 - it is a 10cm bronze disk stamped CF 2, set in cement at the atop of a small wall front to 'Municipalidad de Juan Fernandez' building. BM No. 7: it is a 6 cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, set in cement in the SW corner at the base 'Arturo Prat' monument. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 850/039 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 021 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Tide gauge moved to Capitania de Puerto building close to BM No. 6. PSMSL hold data from 3 other gauges at Juan Fernandez (PSMSL Code 850/036 1957-1958, 850/037 1977-1979,1981-1984 and 850/038). Levelling twice a year No GPS recording |
| Nearest Met. station | Direccion de Aeronautica Civil |
| Last updated | 2003-10-09 |
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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