| General | |
| GLOSS number | 259 |
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| Station name | Lagos |
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| Country | Nigeria |
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| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hr |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 6.42052 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 3.40725 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1979- |
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| Responsible country | Nigeria |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Mr. Larry Awosika, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), P.M.B. 12729, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
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| GLOSS contact | Nigeria |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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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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| Additional parameters | Wind speed/direction,air/water temp., barometric pressure |
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| Data acquisition rate | Digitizing interval of 60 minutes |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
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| Real-time data available | Yes |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Wind speed/direction,air/water temp., barometric pressure |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 2.9063m which is tied to the Lagos Survey Datum of 2.8310m. TGBM is at the tide gauge shelter floor. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Benchmark is tied to Lagos Survey Datum as well as other benchmarks in the vicinity of the tide gauge. |
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | NIOMR Tank = 4.1672m
1400E = 3.8155m
BMN2 = 3.5742m
1406C = 4.1727m
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
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| PSMSL code | 420/004 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 233 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | NOAA have installed a NGWLMS alongside the analogue gauge, which has been collecting data since 10 May 1992. |
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| Nearest Met. station | NIOMR Met. Dept. Station |
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| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
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