| General | |
| GLOSS number | 263 |
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| Station name | Ascension |
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| Country | U.K. |
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| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -7.91666 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -14.41666 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | 1983- |
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| Responsible country | U.K. |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L3 5DA, UK |
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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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| Additional parameters | Sea temperature, barometric pressure |
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| Data acquisition rate | Recording at hourly intervals, on the hour (Clarence Bay). |
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| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
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| High frequency data at BODC |  |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
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| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
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| Real-time data available | Yes |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature, barometric pressure |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | None |
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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 | Doodson X0 filter |
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| PSMSL code | 402/001 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 291 |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | RAF Station, Ascension |
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| Last updated | 2003-01-24 |
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