| General | |
| GLOSS number | 229 |
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| Station name | Reykjavik |
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| Country | Iceland |
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| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 64.15 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -21.93333 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1957- float/stilling well
1994 - pressure gauge
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| Responsible country | Iceland |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Iceland Hydrographic Service, Posthof 7120, 127 Reykjavik, Iceland |
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| GLOSS contact | Iceland |
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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 | 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 | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
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| Data acquisition rate | The pressure gauge is recording at 10 minutes interval; average of 60 seconds sample. |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Base of tide gauge box, which is on top of the stilling well. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = Chart Datum
TGZ = 12.538m below BM number 3277
TGZ = 5.968m below base of tide gauge box
TGZ for the pressure gauge is 6.561m below BM No. 3278
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 3277 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Aegisgata no. 7.
BM No. 3278 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Tryggvagata no. 2.
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
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| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
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| MSL method | Hourly means |
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| PSMSL code | 010/001 |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | approx. 3.5km from tide gauge |
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| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
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