GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 175 |
| Station name | Valparaiso |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -33.03333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -71.61666 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1945-1976 Float/stilling well 1976-1999 Bubbler 1999-2003 Differential Pressure Transducer |
| Responsible country | Chile |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile |
| GLOSS contact | Chile |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Data acquisition rate | 2 minute interval from pressure transducer, 6 minute intervals from Next Generation acoustic gauge |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM Control - it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped 'Cota Control' set in cement at north side in the base of the tide house |
| Benchmark relationships | BM Control (1985-1997) BM No. 7 (1950-1997) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 7 - it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, set in cement at the west side of the building located 60m east of the tide house. Also: BM 2 1941, CF 3 1941, BM 10, CF ESMERALDA 1985, CF FARO 1991, CF CANON 1991. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 499 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 081 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | The standard tide gauge installed in 1941 near CF No. 10 was moved in 1984 to the present site. PSMSL hold data from other gauges at Valparaiso (PSMSL Code 850/032 1982-1999 and PSMSL Code 850/033 1985-1999). Levelling twice a year No GPS recording |
| Nearest Met. station | Punta Angeles Lighthouse |
| Last updated | 2003-10-09 |
