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Kushimoto (Japan) Site History

History Summary

Station name Kushimoto
Country Japan
Latitude 33° 28.0' N
Longitude 135° 47.0' E
GLOSS No. 085
Contributor 1961-1968 TOGA Sea Level Center
1969-2009 Japan Meteorological Agency
Instrument Type Float and stilling well gauge, FUESS (1961-2005)
Acoustic Doppler Gauge (2006-2009)
Site of Gauge  
Observational Periods 1961 - present

Benchmarks

Reference Level

All heights have been referred to the station Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) which is linked to fixed bench marks.

Tide Gauge Benchmark (TGBM) Description

Japan Meteorlogical Agency Benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut, adjacent to stilling well

Auxiliary Benchmarks

Tide station Benchmark 3.3006m above Tokyo Peil (1969).

Benchmark Relationships

Year Standard Mark (TGBM)
above Datum Line (TGZ)
Standard Mark (TGBM)
above Tokyo Peil (TP)
TGZ below TP
1978-2000 5.552 3.91 -1.642
2001-2002 5.552 3.826 -1.726
2003-2009 5.552 3.941 -1.611

Parameter Code

ASLVZZ01 - The elevation of the sea surface to a known datum, measured in metres.

Quality Assessment

The daily or monthly means do not reveal any obvious reference level shifts. Prior to 2001 most questionable fluctuations are related to timing problems with the gauge. Data spikes of about 10cm or less have not been corrected.

Completeness index (CI)

Sea level data from Japan is processed for each year. Occasionally data is missing from the data sets, either because the data set does not cover the whole year or because data has been flagged null. The number of cycles in a year with no missing data is calculated (based on the sample interval and whether a leap year). The completeness index calculates what proportion of the data expected in a year is present and not flagged null.

Quality index (QI)

During processing cycles considered suspect within a series are flagged M. The quality index calculates what proportion of the data available is not considered suspect.

Yearly overview of data

Year CI (%) QI (%) Start and end date (UTC) Sampling interval
(minutes)
Missing Data
(cycle no.)
Suspect Data
(cycle no.)
Parameter Code
1961 100.0 99.8 1961-01-01 00:00 to 1961-12-31 23:00 60 None 1708, 1938, 2175, 2882 ASLVZZ01
1962 100.0 99.8 1962-01-01 00:00 to 1962-12-31 23:00 60 None 3918, 4814, 5660, 7096, 7110, 7841, 7917, 7976, 8087 ASLVZZ01
1963 100.0 99.8 1963-01-01 00:00 to 1963-12-31 23:00 60 None 197, 1687, 2474, 3485, 5265 ASLVZZ01
1964 100.0 99.1 1964-01-01 00:00 to 1964-12-31 23:00 60 None 24-98, 2927, 5024, 5847, 5964 ASLVZZ01
1965 100.0 99.8 1965-01-01 00:00 to 1965-12-31 23:00 60 None 1930 ASLVZZ01
1966 100.0 99.8 1966-01-01 00:00 to 1966-12-31 23:00 60 None 836 ASLVZZ01
1967 100.0 100.0 1967-01-01 00:00 to 1967-12-31 23:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1968 91.4 99.8 1968-01-01 00:00 to 1968-11-30 14:00 60 None 2368, 2416, 2517, 2566, 3449, 7189 ASLVZZ01
1969 81.3 100.0 1968-12-31 15:00 to 1969-12-31 14:00 60 361-493, 1902-2080, 2143-2150, 3499-3588, 3993-4879, 4880-4912, 5027-5030, 5089-5862, 5960-5962, 6008-6013, 6129-6131, 6168-6172, 6181-6184, 6242-6248, 6266-6273, 7116-7216, 7711-7745. None ASLVZZ01
1970 94.9 100.0 1969-12-31 15:00 to 1970-12-31 14:00 60 119-122, 240-247, 254-296, 303-308, 314-320, 328-334, 339-344, 353-359, 367, 378-385, 403-406, 452-457, 481-482, 506, 526-533, 602-606, 614-617, 624-630, 638-642, 649-654, 2792-2914, 6399-6423, 8195-8363. None ASLVZZ01
1971 100.0 99.8 1970-12-31 15:00 to 1971-12-31 14:00 60 None 4961, 7617 ASLVZZ01
1972 100.0 99.8 1971-12-31 15:00 to 1972-12-31 14:00 60 None 3206, 3215 ASLVZZ01
1973 100.0 99.8 1972-12-31 15:00 to 1973-12-31 14:00 60 None 4088,6393 ASLVZZ01
1974 99.1 90.9 1973-12-31 15:00 to 1974-12-31 14:00 60 1105-1186 498, 645, 2238-2439, 2558-2995, 3011, 3817, 6061, 6171 8613-8760 ASLVZZ01
1975 100.0 99.0 1974-12-31 15:00 to 1975-12-31 14:00 60 None 1-90, 5529 ASLVZZ01
1976 100.0 100.0 1975-12-31 15:00 to 1976-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1977 100.0 99.8 1976-12-31 15:00 to 1977-12-31 14:00 60 None 1109, 1358, 1964, 5466, 6900 ASLVZZ01
1978 88.6 100.0 1977-12-31 15:00 to 1978-12-31 14:00 60 116-490, 510-539, 643-736, 751-1163, 1197-1211, 1237-1311, 1320-1334, 1352-1379, 1383 None ASLVZZ01
1979 100.0 99.8 1978-12-31 15:00 to 1979-12-31 14:00 60 None 1359, 3434, 8211, 8224, 8393 ASLVZZ01
1980 100.0 99.9 1979-12-31 15:00 to 1980-12-31 14:00 60 None 1073-1172 ASLVZZ01
1981 99.7 100.0 1980-12-31 15:00 to 1981-12-31 14:00 60 3014-3040 None ASLVZZ01
1982 100.0 100.0 1981-12-31 15:00 to 1982-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1983 100.0 100.0 1982-12-31 15:00 to 1983-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1984 100.0 100.0 1983-12-31 15:00 to 1984-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1985 100.0 100.0 1984-12-31 15:00 to 1985-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1986 100.0 100.0 1985-12-31 15:00 to 1986-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1987 100.0 100.0 1986-12-31 15:00 to 1987-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1988 99.9 100.0 1987-12-31 15:00 to 1988-12-31 14:00 60 5981-5993 None ASLVZZ01
1989 100.0 100.0 1988-12-31 15:00 to 1989-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1990 100.0 100.0 1989-12-31 15:00 to 1990-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1991 97.6 100.0 1990-12-31 15:00 to 1991-12-31 14:00 60 7255-7265, 8247-8442 None ASLVZZ01
1992 99.9 100.0 1991-12-31 15:00 to 1992-12-31 14:00 60 8109-8121 None ASLVZZ01
1993 100.0 100.0 1992-12-31 15:00 to 1993-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1994 100.0 100.0 1993-12-31 15:00 to 1994-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1995 100.0 100.0 1994-12-31 15:00 to 1995-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1996 100.0 100.0 1995-12-31 15:00 to 1996-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1997 100.0 99.5 1996-12-31 15:00 to 1997-12-31 14:00 60 None 4080-4100, 4285-4305 ASLVZZ01
1998 100.0 100.0 1998-01-01 00:00 to 1998-12-31 23:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
1999 100.0 100.0 1999-01-01 00:00 to 1999-12-31 23:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2001 99.9 100.0 2000-12-31 15:00 to 2001-12-31 14:00 60 1212-1214 None ASLVZZ01
2002 100.0 100.0 2001-12-31 15:00 to 2002-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2003 100.0 100.0 2002-12-31 15:00 to 2003-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2004 100.0 100.0 2003-12-31 15:00 to 2004-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2005 100.0 100.0 2004-12-31 15:00 to 2005-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2006 100.0 100.0 2005-12-31 15:00 to 2006-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2007 100.0 100.0 2006-12-31 15:00 to 2007-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01
2008 99.9 100.0 2007-12-31 15:00 to 2008-12-31 14:00 60 8098-8103 None ASLVZZ01
2009 100.0 100.0 2008-12-31 15:00 to 2009-12-31 14:00 60 None None ASLVZZ01