GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 271 |
| Station name | Fort Dauphin (Taolanaro) |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Time zone | 045E, GMT + 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -25.01666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 47 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1991- |
| Responsible country | Madagascar |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Department d'Oceanographie Physique et Chimique (C.N.R.O.), BP 68 (207) Nosy-Be, Madagascar Tel: 86 613 73 |
| GLOSS contact | Madagascar |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | continuous recording, filtered to hourly data. |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Hydro-benchmark situated on the top of the well |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = zero hydrographic TGZ = 2.78m below TGBM TGBM = 1.03m below benchmark BM: rivet set on the beacon in front of the tide gauge hut |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | Rivet set on the beacon in front of the gauge, 3.81m above zero hydrographic |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| MSL method | Doodson X0 filter |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | The tide gauge has been adjusted by direct surveying with the hydrographic zero reference. The zero of tide state coincides with the hydrographic zero reference. |
| Last updated | 1998-01-28 |
