GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 185 |
| Station name | Bahia Esperanza |
| Country | Argentina |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -63.3 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -56.91666 |
| Ocean | Southern |
| Observation period(s) | 1959-1978, Feb 1993- |
| Responsible country | Argentina |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Armada Argentina, Servicio de Hidrografia Naval, Avenida Montes de Oca 2124, (1271) Capital Federal, Republica Argentina |
| GLOSS contact | Argentina |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | water/air temperature, wind direction/speed, air pressure |
| 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) | water/air temperature, wind direction/speed, air pressure |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut adjacent to stilling well |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ): Local Chart Datum TGZ is 5.45m below TGBM |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | AUX: Pilar de referencia ubicado en cercauias de la estacion |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Mean monthly hourly heights |
| PSMSL code | A/001R |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 601 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1994-01-03 |
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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