GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 203 |
| Station name | Port of Spain |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 10.65 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -61.51666 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1982- |
| Responsible country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| GLOSS contact | Trinidad_and_Tobago |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | Hourly |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 890/001 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 248 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Port of Spain datum was determined by precise levelling from a reference benchmark in Port of Spain. All of the original admiralty benchmarks around the site have been destroyed, although some have been re-established. . It is located on the northwest side of the Fire Pump House in the Port facility. Visits to download data are irregular. |
| Resources required for future | The station needs the following new sensors: wind (speed and direction), air temperature, sea temperature, and conductivity. |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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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