| General | |
| GLOSS number | 189 |
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| Station name | Capitan Prat Base (Antarctica) |
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| Country | Chile |
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| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -62.29 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -59.38 |
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| Ocean | Southern |
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| Observation period(s) | 1983-2001 Bubbler gauge
2000-2003 differential pressure transducer, unoperational 2004 |
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| Responsible country | Chile |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile |
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| GLOSS contact | Chile |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Location map |  |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
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| Pressure | Yes |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (daily) |
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| Data acquisition rate | 20 minute intervals |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (daily) |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM No. 1: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 1, set in cement at the right of the main entrance to the 'Base Naval Antartica-Arturo Prat' building |
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| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 1 (1983-2003)
BM No. 3 (1983-2003)
BM No. 4 (1983-2003) |
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 3: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 3, set in cement at the upper part of the visible rock located 40m NW of the 'Base Naval Antartica-Arturo Prat' building.
BM No. 4: It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 4, set in cement at the upper part of the visible rock located 20m NW of BM No. 3. |
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
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| PSMSL code | A/005 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 730 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Levelling once a year, no GPS recording. |
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| Nearest Met. station | Base Prat |
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| Last updated | 2003-10-09 |
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