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Icelandic Tide Gauge Network

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General  
Data holding centreIcelandic Road and Coastal Administration
CountryIceland  Iceland
Time periodFrom 1966 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

Around the coast of Iceland

Observations 
Parameters

Sea level

Instruments

Sea level recorders

Description 
Summary

Icelandic tide gauge network, comprising gauges at Akranes, Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Sandgerdi, Njardvik, Grindavik, Torlakshofn, OlafsvikDalvik, Raufarhofn and Hvanney operated by the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) - Vegagerdin. Data are collected using Druck(ner) pressure sensors; the measurement interval is 10 minutes (i.e. one minute average every 10 minutes). Data are available on request only.

OriginatorsIcelandic Road and Coastal Administration
Availability 
OrganisationIcelandic Road and Coastal Administration
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactSigurdur Sigurdarson
Address

Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration
Borgartúni 5-7
Reykjavík

105
Iceland

Telephone+3545221000
Facsimile+3545221009
Emailsigurdur.sigurdarson@vegagerdin.is
Administration 
Collating centreMarine Research Institute
Local identifier16002001
Global identifier1420
Last revised2020-07-06