| General | |
| GLOSS number | 250 |
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| Station name | Funchal (Madeira) |
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| Country | Portugal |
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| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 32.3862 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -16.5465 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1963-1964, 1976-1978, 1981-1982, 1986- |
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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 | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Data acquisition rate | Continuous analog record, digitised at 60 minute intervals |
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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 | MC - benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut, adjacent to stilling well |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Chart Datum TGZ = 4.218m below MHIA-1936
TGZ = 5.610m below MC
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | T-3 (JAPAM) is 5.173m above Chart Datum
NN 22/83 is 5.981m above Chart Datum
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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 | Metode de Hauteurs Reduites |
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| PSMSL code | 365/001 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 218 |
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| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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