GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 242 |
| Station name | Brest |
| Country | France |
| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 48.38333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -4.5 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | Acoustic/float 1807-unknown, Radar 2004- |
| Responsible country | France |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | EPSHOM, B.P. 426, 13 rue du Chatellier, 29275 Brest Cedex, France |
| GLOSS contact | France |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | Yes |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Repere A: repere no.1 NGF situe sur le polier est, pres de l'entree Nord du tunnel |
| Benchmark relationships | Repere A = 5.589m Repere B = 5.670m Repere C = 5.481m Repere D = 4.492m Repere F = 4.807m Repere G = 4.349m Cote par rapport au zero NGF |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | Repere B: repere no.2 NGF situe a l'entree Sud du tunnel du chateau. Repere C: macaron no.0-o NGF scelle a droite de l'entree NW des souterrains du chateau. Repere D: rivet no.0-I NGF scelle sur le quai a droite de la passerelle d'acces au maregraphe. Repere G: echelle E3 - graduation 8.80m. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data |  |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Demerliac method for daily level, average of daily levels for monthly and yearly levels |
| PSMSL code | 1 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Other benchmark: Repere F: repere SH no.0 NGF situe sur la margelle du puits du maregraphe sans capuchon (installe par T.M. en 1963). Met. data are held by Meteo France - centre departmental Finistere - aerodrome 29490 Guipavas. |
| Nearest Met. station | Meteo France - Guipavas statio |
| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
