GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 174 |
| Station name | Antofagasta |
| Country | Chile |
| Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -23.39 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -70.24 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1945-1986 Float/stilling well 1986-1999 Bubbler gauge 2000- 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 intervals |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature (hourly) Air temperature (hourly) Atmospheric pressure (hourly) |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM No. 10 - a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF6, set in cement in front the door of the tide house |
| Benchmark relationships | BM No. 8A (1999-2003) BM No. 6 (1950-2003) BM No. 10 (1971-2003) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 7 is a 9cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, set in cement sidewalk at the north side of the access to the port gate very close to check-in point. BM No. 8A is a 7cm bronze disk stamped CF 8A, set in cement in front of the auxiliary of 'Gobernacion Maritima' building. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | 24 hour averages |
| PSMSL code | 510 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 080 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL also hold Data from another gauge at Antofagasta (PSMSL Code 850/ 011 1980-1990). Levelling twice a year, no GPS recording. |
| Nearest Met. station | Cerro Moreno Airport |
| Last updated | 2003-10-09 |
