| General | |
| GLOSS number | 195 |
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| Station name | Rio de Janeiro - I.Fiscal |
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| Country | Brazil |
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| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -22.9 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -43.16666 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1963-1986, Nov 1988-, Kalesto gauge due 2007 |
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| Responsible country | Brazil |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Directoria de Hidrografia e Navegacao, Divisao de Servicos Oceanicos, Rua Barão de Jaceguay, s/nº Ponta da Armação – Niterói |
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| GLOSS contact | Brazil |
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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 | Yes |
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| Pressure | No |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | Yes |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | Atmospheric pressure |
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| Data acquisition rate | Hourly |
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| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
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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) | Atmospheric pressure |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | RN-2: Ordnance survey benchmark set on the floor of castle tower on Fiscal Island. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 143.6cm below Chart Datum (CD)
TGZ = 490.6cm below TGBM
TGZ = 236.9cm Imbitba's Vertical Datum (from 1963 onwards)
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | RN-1: Set at internal wall of castle tower just 137.0cm above RN-2. |
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
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| MSL method | Godin filter |
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| PSMSL code | 874/092 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 280 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | http://www.mares.io.usp.br/aagn/61/cald/cald.html contains a picture. Previously called Ilhas dos Ratos |
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| Nearest Met. station | WMO No. 83744 - Ilha Rasa |
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| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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