GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 200 |
| Station name | Ponta da Madeira |
| Country | Brazil |
| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -2.56666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -44.36666 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1985- |
| Responsible country | Brazil |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Superintendencia dos Portos-P da Madeira, BNR 123, km 7, s/n, 65085 Sao Luis, MA, Brazil |
| GLOSS contact | Brazil |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Data acquisition rate | Hourly |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | RN-P(CVRD) - bronze mark at a small pilar, near the tide gauge on the right. It has the no. 91374 printed in red colour. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = chart datum TGZ = 913.7cm below TGBM TGZ = 343.0cm below mean sea level |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM-3 (CVRD) - set on a concrete box between the railway and the road, near the mineral patio. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| MSL method | Godin filter |
| PSMSL code | 1736 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | 00101 - Ponta da Madeira |
| Last updated | 1993-11-28 |
