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St Helena (Atlantic Ocean) Phase 1 Site History

History Summary

Station Name St Helena Phase 1
Latitude 15° 58.0' S
Longitude 005° 42.0' W
Country U.K.
Gloss No 264
Time Reference GMT(00-23 hours)
Contributor Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory,
Joseph Proudman Building,
6 Brownlow Street,
Liverpool,
L3 5DA. U.K.
Observation Period Aug 1986 - Oct 1992
Instrument Type Digiquartz pressure sensor and barometer transmitting by satellite.
Site of Gauge Jamestown Harbour steps, St Helena.
Please Note: These data should not be confused with the St Helena Phase 2 data.
There are no links between these two data sets.

Datum information is not available.

PLEASE NOTE: Datum can drift WITHIN AND BETWEEN files.

Parameters Recorded

Period CI(%) Parameters Sample Interval
08 1986 - 11 1987 99.4 AP,SP,SSP 60 mins
11 1987 - 02 1988 100 SSP 60 mins
05 1988 - 02 1989 99.9 SP,SSP 60 mins
02 1989 - 01 1990 100 SSP 60 mins
02 1990 - 09 1990 100 SSP 60 mins
09 1990 - 02 1992 100 AP,SSP 60 mins
02 1992 - 10 1992 100 AP,SP,SSP 60 mins

where:

  • AP = CAPHSL01 = Atmospheric pressure,
  • SP = PRESPS01 = Sea Pressure,
  • SSP = PRSTPS01 = Sub Surface (total) Pressure.

Quality Assessment

All data have been tidally analysed and constants and residuals checked. Records have been visually inspected for spikes and timing shifts.

Period Parameters Comments
08 1986 - 11 1987 SP Gap: (1986) 328-329, (1987) 148-149,244-245
AP Gap: (1986) 328-329, (1987) 148-149,244-245
Questionable Fluctuations: None
11 1987 - 02 1988 SSP None
05 1988 - 02 1989 SP Gap: (1988) 151
SSP Marked: (1988) 151
Questionable Fluctuations: None
02 1989 - 01 1990 SSP None
02 1990 - 09 1990 SSP None
09 1990 - 02 1992 AP Gap: (1991) 033-036,091-092,344-345
02 1992 - 10 1992 All None