GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 193 |
| Station name | Porto de Rio Grande |
| Country | Brazil |
| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -32.1 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -52.18333 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1990- |
| Responsible country | Brazil |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Directoria de Hidrografiae Navegacao, Divisao de Servicos Oceanicos, Rua Barão de Jaceguay, s/nº Ponta da Armação – Niterói |
| GLOSS contact | Brazil |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | Yes |
| Data | |
| Data acquisition rate | Hourly heights |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Ordnance survey grid reference: RN-INSP/39A, put on the south face of 'Leal Santos' factory pier. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 322.9cm below TGBM Chart Datum (CD) is 275.2cm below TGBM TGZ = 47.7cm below CD |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | RN-INSP/39: It is on the front wall of 'Leal Santos' factory on the left gate. It is 153.2cm above RN-INSP/39A. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| MSL method | Godin filter |
| PSMSL code | 1528 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 714 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | WMO No. 83995 - Rio Grande |
| Last updated | 1992-09-26 |
