GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 202 |
| Station name | Cayenne |
| Country | French Guiana |
| Time zone | 045W, GMT - 3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 4.85 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -52.28333 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1977, 2006- |
| Responsible country | France |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | EPSHOM, BP 426, 29275 Brest Cedex, France |
| GLOSS contact | France |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | No |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Repere IGN no. Bbe1: repere de nivellement type E scelle dans batiment du gardien du port de Degrad des Cannes (cote rapportee au zero IGN 77 3.319m). |
| Benchmark relationships | Repere A = 2.660m Repere B = 2.802m Repere C = 2.774m Repere D = 2.098m (Cote rapportee au zero IGN 77) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | Repere A: repere de nivellement SHOM scelle horizontalement dans un soutien de conduit, en beton, a l'enracinement du quai. Repere B: boulon fixe verticalemente dans le socle de la grue a l'extremite du quai. Repere C: boulon fixe verticalement a l'extremite du quai a l'ouest du port de Degrad des Cannes. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 1768 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Other benchmark: Repere D: graduation 3.97 de l'echelle de maree fixe pres du maregraphe. Also goes by name Ile Royale or Ile du Salut? New gauge proposed |
| Last updated | 1993-12-05 |
