Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) Site History
History Summary
| Station | Nuku Hiva,Marquesas Is. |
|---|---|
| Country | French Polynesia |
| Latitude | 08° 55.8' S |
| Longitude | 140° 04.9'W |
| GLOSS No | 142 |
| Time Reference | GMT (hours 00-23) |
| Contributor | UH Sea Level Center |
| Instrument type | (1982-1983,1986-present) Leupold and Stevens Analog-to-Digital Recorder (ADR)
(4/1986-present) Handar Encoder (ENC) |
| Primary gauge | ADR:1982-90
ENC 1991- |
| Site of gauge | |
| Observational periods | 1982 - present |
Reference Level
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks. The 1995-1996 have not been properly tied to the historic tide staff zero. However, differences with Penryhn suggest the mean level for this time is within a few centimeters of the historic level. Please acknowledge the level uncertainty.
Benchmark relationship
All heights have been referred to the station tide staff zero which is linked to fixed benchmarks.
Quality Assessment by the UH Sea Level Centre
Comment: The daily means show some similarity to the daily means of a neighboring station, Penrhyn,and reveal no obvious reference level changes.
| Year | CI(%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps or Bad Data | Questionable Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 70 | 170-179,335-341 | none | none |
| 1983 | 0 | 1-365 | none | none |
| 1984 | 0 | 1-366 | none | none |
| 1985 | 0 | 1-365 | none | none |
| 1986 | 89 | none | none | none |
| 1987 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1988 | 84 | 308-366 | none | none |
| 1989 | 84 | 1-60 | none | none |
| 1990 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1991 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1992 | 99 | 100-103 | none | none |
| 1993 | 99 | 41-42 | none | none |
| 1994 | 60 | 220-365 | none | none |
| 1995 | 83 | 1-61 | none | 211 |
| 1996 | 55 | none | none | none |
| 1997 | 83 | 001-063 | none | none |
