| General | |
| GLOSS number | 200 |
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| Station name | Ponta da Madeira |
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| Country | Brazil |
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| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -2.56666 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -44.36666 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1985- |
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| Responsible country | Brazil |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Superintendencia dos Portos-P da Madeira, BNR 123, km 7, s/n, 65085 Sao Luis, MA, Brazil |
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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 | No |
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| Data | |
| Data acquisition rate | Hourly |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | RN-P(CVRD) - bronze mark at a small pilar, near the tide gauge on the right. It has the no. 91374 printed in red colour. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = chart datum
TGZ = 913.7cm below TGBM
TGZ = 343.0cm below mean sea level
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM-3 (CVRD) - set on a concrete box between the railway and the road, near the mineral patio. |
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Godin filter |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | 00101 - Ponta da Madeira |
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| Last updated | 1993-11-28 |
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