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Station information sheet

General                                  
GLOSS number267
Station name

Acapulco, Gro.

CountryMexico
Time zone090W, GMT - 6hrs
Latitude (+ve N)16.83333
Longitude (+ve E)-99.91666
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1952-, due for upgrade 2007
Responsible countryMexico
Authority responsible
for tide gauge
Servicio Mareografico Nacional Instituto de Geofisica Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 04510 Mexico, D. F. MEXICO
GLOSS contactMexico
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location mapView location map for GLOSS station Acapulco, Gro.
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersSea temperature, sea density
Data acquisition rateContinuous, filtered to hourly heights
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h316a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa316a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Real-time data availableNo
Additional parameters (real-time)Sea temperature, sea density
Benchmarks 
Auxiliary benchmarksAux#1: It is 4.5ft west of the tide house, 4.75ft north of the seaward face of the pier, 19.9ft east south east of the center of the easternmost iron bollard and 21.5ft east of benchmark #2. Aux#2: It is 4.75ft north of the seaward face of the pier, 7.6ft south west of the easternmost iron bollard, 25.9ft west of the tide gauge house and 21.5ft west of a line with benchmark 1.
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Acapulco, Gro.
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Acapulco, Gro.
MSL methodDoodson
PSMSL code686
Other relevant codesUHSLC 316
Additional information 
Last updated2002-12-11