GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 35 |
| Station name | Vishakhapatnam |
| Country | India |
| Time zone | 82.5E, GMT + 5.5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 17.68333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 83.28333 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1879-1884, 1937- |
| Responsible country | India |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Addl. Surveyor General, Geodetic and Research Branch, Survey of India, 17 E.C. Road, Dehra Dun 248 001, India |
| GLOSS contact | India |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | No |
| Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | GTS SMB 1910 (Type M) at Visakhapatam (1956) |
| Benchmark relationships | 6.84m above chart datum |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data |  |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Average of hourly heights |
| PSMSL code | 500/101 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | GPS and real time data available |
| Last updated | 1990-06-23 |
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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