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Station information sheet

General                                  
GLOSS number124
Station name

Norfolk Is.

CountryAustralia
Time zone172.5E,GMT + 11.5hrs
Latitude (+ve N)-29.06666
Longitude (+ve E)167.95
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1985-
Responsible countryAustralia
Authority responsible
for tide gauge
Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, 110B King Street, Manly Vale, NSW 2093, Australia
GLOSS contactAustralia
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location mapView location map for GLOSS station Norfolk Is.
Instrumentation 
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Data acquisition rate15 minute samples
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h062a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa062a.dmt from UHSLC   Download h062b.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa062b.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Real-time data availableNo
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksBM 1: the top of a concrete block protruding about 0.3m above ground level and marked ZNI. It is surrounded by a rectangular concrete collar which shows latitude, longitude & height in feet above MSL.
Benchmark relationshipsTide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 5.432m below BM 1 (1965 onwards)
Auxiliary benchmarksBMR 8290 3092 NMV/C/443: small piece of blue metal gravel embedded in and protruding slightly above the concrete top of the sea wall. NMV/C/444 & NMV/C/445: centres of triangles carved in flat concrete on the top of the sea wall of the jetty, with their numbers next to them. TRIG 'M': drill hole in a damaged concrete block.
Data at PSMSL 
Annual MSL (RLR) dataDownload annual MSL (RLR) data for Norfolk Is.
Annual MSL (RLR) plotView annual MSL (RLR) plot for Norfolk Is.
MSL methodHourly means
PSMSL code821
Other relevant codesNTF port no. 57700, UHSLC 062
Additional information 
Other relevant informationFloat/stilling well analogue gauge 1965-1985. Geocentric measurement: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix ('M') in 1977. PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Norfolk Island (PSMSL Code 680/092 1965-1966, 1969-1987).
Nearest Met. stationNorfolk Island Airport
Last updated2002-10-16