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Station information sheet

General                                  
GLOSS number72
Station name

Legaspi, Albay

CountryPhilippines
Time zone120E, GMT + 8hrs
Latitude (+ve N)13.15
Longitude (+ve E)123.75
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1947-
Responsible countryPhilippines
Authority responsible
for tide gauge
Director, Coast and Geodetic Survey Department, 421 Baracca St., San Nicolas, Manila, Philippines
GLOSS contactPhilippines
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersSea surface temperature, surface salinity at 15degC
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h371a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa371a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Real-time data availableYes
Real-time data transmitted
to GLOSS Fast Centre
Real-time data plots from UHSLC
Additional parameters (real-time)Sea surface temperature, surface salinity at 15degC
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksBM-2 - Port of Legaspi, Albay. Cross cut on brass rod set in drilled hole on concrete base of monument located at the northern side of the wharf, 0.42m from the corner of the base; no inscription around mark.
Benchmark relationshipsBM-2 was established in 1947
Auxiliary benchmarksBMX, BP1, Z, Z1, Z2, 4A, 5B, AL-ZA (first order benchmark)
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Legaspi, Albay
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Legaspi, Albay
MSL methodMonthly & weighted annual mean
PSMSL code522
Other relevant codesUHSLC 371
Additional information 
Nearest Met. station5km from tide gauge
Last updated2002-12-11