GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 229 |
| Station name | Reykjavik |
| Country | Iceland |
| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 64.15 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -21.93333 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1957- float/stilling well 1994 - pressure gauge |
| Responsible country | Iceland |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Iceland Hydrographic Service, Posthof 7120, 127 Reykjavik, Iceland |
| GLOSS contact | Iceland |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
| Data acquisition rate | The pressure gauge is recording at 10 minutes interval; average of 60 seconds sample. |
| High frequency data at BODC |   |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Barometric pressure, air temperature, wind speed & direction |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Base of tide gauge box, which is on top of the stilling well. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = Chart Datum TGZ = 12.538m below BM number 3277 TGZ = 5.968m below base of tide gauge box TGZ for the pressure gauge is 6.561m below BM No. 3278 |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 3277 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Aegisgata no. 7. BM No. 3278 Reykjavik community Benchmark, bolt in the base of house at Tryggvagata no. 2. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 638 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | approx. 3.5km from tide gauge |
| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
