GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 253 |
| Station name | Dakar |
| Country | Senegal |
| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 14.66 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -17.44 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1957-1966, Dakar-A: Dec 1982 - Dec 1983, Dakar-B: Dec 1983 - Jan 1985, Dakar-C: May 1986 - Dec 1986, Dakar-D: Dec 1986 - May 1989, Dakar-E Jan 1996 - Jun 2003 |
| Responsible country | Senegal |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA |
| GLOSS contact | Senegal |
| Committed to GLOSS | No |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC | |
| High frequency data at BODC | |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 390/001 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 223 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1990-02-08 |
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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