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Station information sheet

General                                  
GLOSS number324
Station name

Wakkanai

CountryJapan
Time zone135E (GMT + 9 hr)
Latitude (+ve N)45.41666
Longitude (+ve E)141.68333
Observation period(s)1967-2002
Responsible countryJapan
Authority responsible
for tide gauge
Japan Meteorological Agency 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticYes
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Data acquisition rateOriginal data is analogue with the digitised data having an hourly interval.
Fast delivery data at UHSLCDownload h360.dat from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
High frequency data at BODCDownload g324.zip from BODC   View Wakkanai site history  
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h360a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa360a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Real-time data availableYes
Benchmarks 
Benchmark relationshipsAll data are referred to a Datum Line (DL) associated with the tide gauge. The Standard Mark (SM) is physically located near the tide gauge and is directly leveled to a First Order Bench Mark of the Geographical Survey Institute. The SM is 3.745m above the DL and 2.238m above the TP (mean sea level of Tokyo Bay, or Peil).
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Wakkanai
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Wakkanai
PSMSL code1103
Other relevant codesUHSLC 360A
Additional information 
Last updated2005-02-16