| General | |
| GLOSS number | 245 |
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| Station name | Ponta Delgado, Azores |
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| Country | Portugal |
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| Time zone | 015W, GMT - 1hr |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 37.4416 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -25.4027 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1924, 1930-1952, 1954-1960, 1962-1963, 1978-1980, 1982-1991 |
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| Responsible country | Portugal |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Instituto Hidrografico, Rua das Trinas 49, P-1296 Lisboa Codex, Portugal |
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| GLOSS contact | Portugal |
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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 | Yes |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Data acquisition rate | Continuous analogue record |
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| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
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| High frequency data at BODC |  |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NP - benchmark bolt at the root of pier |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Chart Datum
TGZ = 3.000m below NP
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | MN 7/83 is 2.748m above Chart Datum
MC is 2.812m above Chart Datum
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
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| MSL method | Metode de Hauteurs Reduites |
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| PSMSL code | 360/001 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 211 |
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| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1992-09-26 |
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