GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 12 |
Station name | Exuma |
Country | Bahamas |
Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 23.78333 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -76.1 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | Mar 1992- |
Responsible country | U.S.A. |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Dr. George Dennis, Caribbean Marine Research Center, 805 E 46th Place, Vero Beach, Florida 32963, U.S.A. |
GLOSS contact | Bahamas |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Air temp., wind velocity, sea temp., humidity, insolation |
Data acquisition rate | Potentiometer recorder averages hourly, from readings each second. |
High frequency data at BODC | |
High frequency data at UHSLC | |
Real-time data available | No |
Additional parameters (real-time) | Air temp., wind velocity, sea temp., humidity, insolation |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | Three local benchmarks to determine site stablility. |
Benchmark relationships | Local levelling with respect to mean sea level only. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
MSL method | 24 hourly means |
PSMSL code | 1824 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 256 |
Additional information | |
Nearest Met. station | Georgetown Airport, Great Exuma |
Last updated | 1992-09-26 |