GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 200 |
Station name | Ponta da Madeira |
Country | Brazil |
Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | -2.56666 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -44.36666 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1985- |
Responsible country | Brazil |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Superintendencia dos Portos-P da Madeira, BNR 123, km 7, s/n, 65085 Sao Luis, MA, Brazil |
GLOSS contact | Brazil |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Data acquisition rate | Hourly |
Real-time data available | No |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | RN-P(CVRD) - bronze mark at a small pilar, near the tide gauge on the right. It has the no. 91374 printed in red colour. |
Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = chart datum TGZ = 913.7cm below TGBM TGZ = 343.0cm below mean sea level |
Auxiliary benchmarks | BM-3 (CVRD) - set on a concrete box between the railway and the road, near the mineral patio. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
MSL method | Godin filter |
PSMSL code | 1736 |
Additional information | |
Nearest Met. station | 00101 - Ponta da Madeira |
Last updated | 1993-11-28 |