| General | |
| GLOSS number | 40 |
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| Station name | Broome |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | -18 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | 122.21666 |
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| Ocean | Indian |
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| Observation period(s) | Float gauge 1966-; Acoustic gauge 1991- |
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| Responsible country | Australia |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | National Tidal Centre, Australia (see GLOSS Contact Points).
Department of Transport, Marine Division, PO Box 402, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia |
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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 | Yes |
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| Pressure | No |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | Yes |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed & direction |
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| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute interval |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
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| Real-time data available | Yes |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed & direction |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | A P.W.D. bronze plaque stamped 'TIDAL BM' set in concrete deck of jetty above the northern end of the boat landing. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 12.537m below TGBM.
TGZ = 4.462m below Australian Height Datum (AHD).
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| Auxiliary benchmarks | Admiralty BM cut in face of large rock on south side of root of jetty.
EP 2 - A bolt set in concrete deck beside the telephone box on the southern end of the Transit Shed, Broome jetty.
B712 - A standard brass plaque set in concrete approx. 250m south of the root of the jetty.
Station Hill - a brass plaque trig. Station located 9km north of TGBM.
Broome 184 - Coastal Array Primary benchmark = 12.794m AHD
Tide Broome - SEAFRAME Sensor BM = 8.296m AHD
C/84 - Datum for AHD heights = 8.565m AHD
Broome 183 = 14.140m AHD
Broome 185 = 14.093m AHD
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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 | Hourly means |
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| PSMSL code | 680/497 |
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| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62650, UHSLC 166 |
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| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well analogue gauge operated at this location 1965-1982.
Geocentric measurements: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix 1985: multistation GPS 1986, (Station Hill).
PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Broome (PSMSL Code 680/498, 1966-1983).
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| Nearest Met. station | Broome Airport |
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| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
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