| General | |
| GLOSS number | 36 |
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| Station name | Chittagong |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
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| Time zone | 090E, GMT + 6hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 22.33333 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 91.83333 |
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| Ocean | Indian |
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| Observation period(s) | 1961-1968, 1977-1996 |
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| Responsible country | Bangladesh |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Engineering Department, BIWT Authority, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| GLOSS contact | Bangladesh |
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| Committed to GLOSS | No |
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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 | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM = 6.226m CD (Established on 20 July 1992).
Location: BIWTA BM is situated on the top step (Plinth) BIWTA pump house. The BM is located about 125 feet North of Auto Gauge Structure.
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| Benchmark relationships | BM is 6.226m above chart datum (CD) |
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM 6.56m (21.54ft) and its CD value is (-) 0.322m (based on data analysis for the year 1978).
Location: On the southern side of the two storied building near the Sadarghat in the compound of port trust colony about 400 feet from gauge.
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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 | mean of hourly heights |
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| PSMSL code | 510/008 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data for other gauges at Chittagong:
Khal #10 (PSMSL Code 510/010 1983-1992)
Sadarghat (PSMSL Code 510/011 1937-1948, 1956-1961, 1977-1991)
Patenga Point (PSMSL Code 510/021 1954-1960)
T.M. Compound (PSMSL Code 510/023 1960-1968)
Juldia Point (PSMSL Code 510/025 1961-1968) |
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| Nearest Met. station | Met. Office, Chittagong |
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| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
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