GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 216 |
| Station name | Key West, FL |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 24.55 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -81.8 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1913-, being upgraded 2007 |
| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
| GLOSS contact | USA |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea surface temperature and density |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea surface temperature and density |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | US C&GS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped '29 1923 8.140' set in a concrete wall of the Naval Officers’ Q and T Buildings at the corner of Eaton and Emma Streets, Key West, FL. |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 8.73 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 7.81 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 7.18 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NO 1 1974 30 1923 16.417 NO 2 1974 32 1929 7.083 124 1923 6.529 '14.324' 125 1923 5.292 4580 A 1978 126 1923 9.482 4580 AA 1978 127 1923 8.274 |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 940/071 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 242 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1993-12-05 |
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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