GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 190 |
| Station name | Puerto Deseado |
| Country | Argentina |
| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -47.75 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -65.91666 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1970-1980, 1988- |
| Responsible country | Argentina |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Servicio de Hidrografia Naval Dto. Oceanografia, Avda. Montes de Oca 2124, C.P. 1271 Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina. http://www.hidro.gov.ar/ |
| GLOSS contact | Argentina |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | No |
| Additional parameters | None |
| Data acquisition rate | Hourly recording |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Benchmark bolt inside tide gauge hut adjacent to stilling well |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = local chart datum TGZ = 2.62m below 'O' IGM TGZ = 8.28m below TGBM (from 1970 onwards) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | AUX 1: Punto fijo MOP No. 1906, referencia ubicada en la pared frente al mar del Galpon Fiscal AUX 2: Punto fijo SHN, ubicado en el extremo N.E. del muelle, a 40m de la toma de petroleo. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data |  |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | mean monthly hourly heights |
| PSMSL code | 185 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1993-12-04 |
