| General | |
| GLOSS number | 248 |
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| Station name | Gibraltar |
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| Country | U.K. |
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| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hr |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 36.14823 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -5.36492 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1961-1990, 1993-
New gauge installed 2004, 2007 pressure gauge |
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| Responsible country | U.K. |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | 1961 - 2000 Queen's Harbour Master, H.M. Naval Base, Gibraltar
2004 Captain of the Port, Gibraltar Port Authority |
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| GLOSS contact | UK |
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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 | No |
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| Pressure | Yes |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | Yes |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Data acquisition rate | Hourly tabulations from analogue chart (up to 2000)
2004 - 15 minute interval |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
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| Real-time data available | Yes |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Top of coping north of tide gauge hut |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.2m below TGBM (1984 - 2000)
Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.22m below TGBM (2004 onwards)
Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) 0.25m below Alicante Datum |
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM'18' (Grid reference TF 8835 0123) on SW face of main dockyard wall, North Jumper's Bastion |
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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 | Mean of hourly heights |
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| PSMSL code | 215/001 |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | Gibraltar Airport |
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| Last updated | 2005-02-16 |
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