Macquarie Island (Australia) Site History
History Summary
| Station | Macquarie Is. |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Latitude | 54° 29.0' S |
| Longitude | 158° 58.0' E |
| GLOSS No | 130 |
| Time Reference | GMT (00-23 hours) |
| Contributor | (1993-present)
Southern Ocean Sea Level Centre National Tidal Facility Flinders University of South Australia GPO Box 2100 Adelaide, SA 5001 |
| Instrument Type | (1993-present) NGWLMS (Acoustic gauge) |
| Observational Periods | 1912-1913,1964,1967-1971,1973-1974,
28 December 1993 - 16 November 1999 |
Reference Level
All data are referred to Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) and linked into historic fixed benchmarks.
Quality Assessment
Comment
The data is of good quality and revealed no obvious reference level shifts. Only extreme fluctuations are listed below.
| Year | CI(%) | Missing Data | Replaced Gaps or Bad Data | Questionable Fluctuations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 1-362 | none | none |
| 1994 | 57 | 11-17,25-29,45-46,59-68,85-94,111-146,164-182,205-241,251-345 | none | none |
| 1995 | 100 | none | none | none |
| 1996 | 87 | 7-19,100-101,121-153,224-336 | none | none |
| 1997 | 33 | 121-365 | none | none |
| 1998 | 90 | 326-327,334-365 | none | none |
| 1999 | 65 | 88-139,168-201,201-202,320-365 | none | none |
