GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 176 |
Station name | Juan Fernandez Island |
Country | Chile |
Time zone | 060W, GMT - 4hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | -33.37 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -78.5 |
Ocean | Pacific |
Observation period(s) | 1957-1974,1977-1984 Float/stilling well 1985-2001 Bubbler 2001-2003 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. 6 - it is a 6cm bronze disk stamped CF 6 set in cement at the base of the flag pole front to 'Capitania de Puerto' building. |
Benchmark relationships | BM No. 2 (1983-2003) BM No. 3 (1981-1997) Removed BM No. 5 (1981-2003) BM No. 6 (1981-2003) BM No. 7 (1981-2003) |
Auxiliary benchmarks | BM No. 2 - it is a 10cm bronze disk stamped CF 2, set in cement at the atop of a small wall front to 'Municipalidad de Juan Fernandez' building. BM No. 7: it is a 6 cm bronze disk stamped CF 7, set in cement in the SW corner at the base 'Arturo Prat' monument. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | ![]() |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | ![]() |
MSL method | 24 hour averages |
PSMSL code | 1644 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 021 |
Additional information | |
Other relevant information | Tide gauge moved to Capitania de Puerto building close to BM No. 6. PSMSL hold data from 3 other gauges at Juan Fernandez (PSMSL Code 850/036 1957-1958, 850/037 1977-1979,1981-1984 and 850/038). Levelling twice a year No GPS recording |
Nearest Met. station | Direccion de Aeronautica Civil |
Last updated | 2003-10-09 |