GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 257 |
| Station name | Abidjan |
| Country | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 5.25 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -4 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1971, 1974-1976, 1987 |
| Responsible country | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | SHOM, France for 405/001; ORSTOM, Paris for 405/002 |
| GLOSS contact | Ivory_Coast |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 405/001 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 230 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Data also held by PSMSL for gauge 405/002 1982-1988. Four float gauges operating in Abidjan, one called 'wharf' is used for forecasting. |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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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