GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 220 |
Station name | Atlantic City, NJ |
Country | U.S.A. |
Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 39.35 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -74.41666 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1911-85 Atlantic City; 1985-91 Ventnor, being upgraded 2007 |
Responsible country | U.S.A. |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
GLOSS contact | USA |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | ![]() |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | Yes |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Data acquisition rate | 6 minute interval (NGWLMS sampling is three-minute average) |
Fast delivery data at UHSLC | ![]() ![]() |
High frequency data at UHSLC | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Data held at national organisation | Yes |
Real-time data available | Yes |
Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | ![]() |
Benchmarks | |
Auxiliary benchmarks | ETG RM (50.000ft) 4720 H 1993 (26.056ft) 4720 B 1979 (25.077ft) 4720 I 1993 (32.046ft) 4720 C 1980 (23.408ft) Tidal 31 Reset (24.807ft) Heights are above tide staff zero No 1 stamping (27.185ft) 30 1922 (26.188ft) |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | ![]() |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | ![]() |
PSMSL code | 180 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 264 |
Additional information | |
Other relevant information | Tide hut is 6x6ft orange fibre glass shelter located on the offshore end of the Taj Mahal Pier. Leupold and Stevens gauge is mounted on top of laminated counter top in NE corner of the gauge house. |
Last updated | 2005-02-17 |