| General | |
| GLOSS number | 278 |
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| Station name | Casey |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -66.28333 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 110.53333 |
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| Ocean | Southern |
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| Observation period(s) | 26 January 1996 onwards |
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| Responsible country | Australia |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tas 7050, Australia - Tel: (61 3) 6232 3528; Fax: (61 3) 6232 3351; Email: henk_bro@antdiv.gov.au |
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| GLOSS contact | Australia |
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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 | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | Water temperature, atmospheric pressure |
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| Data acquisition rate | 10 minute average of continuous 1 second data |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Water temperature, atmospheric pressure |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | HBM3 - Tide gauge benchmark, 1.966m above mean sea level |
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| Benchmark relationships | See the following website for levelling information: www.auslig.gov.au/geodesy/antarc/caseytg.htm
Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 23.004m below TGBM (1979,1980) - Arbitrary Datum
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM 1/79 Top of steel eyebolt set in rock near site of gauge to the east of the buildings
BM 1/80 Top of steel eyebolt set in rock approximately 5m west of the old wooden sliprails to the west of the buildings
PAGEOS Station B052 near the Radio Shack, Casey Station
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
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| PSMSL code | A/055 |
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| Other relevant codes | NTF port No. 20120 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Diaphram pressure gauge operated Feb-Mar 1979 and Jan-Feb 1980
Precise ephemeris doppler fixes (PAGEOS B052)
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| Nearest Met. station | Casey Station |
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| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
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