GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 148 |
| Station name | Lord Howe Is. |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 157.5E, GMT + 10.5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -31.51666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 159.06666 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1953-1956, 1957-1977, 1991- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, 110B King Street, Manly Vale, NSW 2093, Australia |
| GLOSS contact | Australia |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 15 minute samples |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NMV/C/447: A triangle benchmark cut into the top of the concrete steps on the south side of the jetty. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 5.169m below NMV/C/447 (1953-1977) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NMV/C/446: A triangle benchmark cut around an existing 'penny' set in concrete retaining wall. NMV/C/448: A triangle benchmark cut into the top of the concrete steps on the north side of the jetty. PM 2192: 'Flagstaff' A brass plug set in concrete, marked with a broad arrow, on the south west edge of Signal Point. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 818 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 57720, UHSLC 399 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well gauge 1953-1967 Float/stilling well gauge 1967-1977 Geocentric information: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix (PM 2192) in 1977. |
| Nearest Met. station | Lord Howe Island |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
