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Station information sheet

General                                  
GLOSS number248
Station name

Gibraltar

CountryU.K.
Time zone015E, GMT + 1hr
Latitude (+ve N)36.14823
Longitude (+ve E)-5.36492
OceanAtlantic
Observation period(s)1961-1990, 1993- New gauge installed 2004, 2007 pressure gauge
Responsible countryU.K.
Authority responsible
for tide gauge
1961 - 2000 Queen's Harbour Master, H.M. Naval Base, Gibraltar 2004 Captain of the Port, Gibraltar Port Authority
GLOSS contactUK
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location mapView location map for GLOSS station Gibraltar
Instrumentation 
FloatNo
PressureYes
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarYes
Data
Digital dataYes
Data acquisition rateHourly tabulations from analogue chart (up to 2000) 2004 - 15 minute interval
High frequency data at BODCDownload g248.zip from BODC   View Gibraltar site history  
Data held at national organisationYes
Real-time data availableYes
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksTop of coping north of tide gauge hut
Benchmark relationshipsTide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.2m below TGBM (1984 - 2000) Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) set to Admiralty Chart Datum which is 3.22m below TGBM (2004 onwards) Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) 0.25m below Alicante Datum
Auxiliary benchmarksBM'18' (Grid reference TF 8835 0123) on SW face of main dockyard wall, North Jumper's Bastion
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Gibraltar
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Gibraltar
MSL methodMean of hourly heights
PSMSL code981
Additional information 
Nearest Met. stationGibraltar Airport
Last updated2005-02-16