GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 137 |
| Station name | Pascua (Easter) Is. |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 090W, GMT - 6hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -27.15 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -109.45 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1957-1968 Float/stilling well 1969-2001 Bubbler 2001- Differential pressure transducer. |
| Responsible country | Chile |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile |
| GLOSS contact | Chile |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Data acquisition rate | 2 minute interval |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre |  |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM No. 16 - It is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 16, set in cement at the south corner of the warehouse located 150 m south of the tide house |
| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 15 (1982-1995) Removed BM No. 16 (1984-2003) BM No. 17 (1984-2003) BM No. 13A (1995-1997) BM No. 18A (1995-1997) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 17 - it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 17, set in cement at the gate of the cold storage plant. BM No. 13A: it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 13, set in cement at the border in the main dock. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 1272 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 022 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data from 2 other gauges at Pascua Isla (PSMSL Code 810/001 1957-1958,1962 and PSMSL Code 810/002 1977-1984). Levelling twice a year No GPS recording Radar and pressure gauges planned for the near future |
| Nearest Met. station | Mataveri Airport |
| Last updated | 2003-10-09 |
