GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 243 |
Station name | La Coruna |
Country | Spain |
Time zone | 000E, GMT |
Latitude (+ve N) | 43.2131 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -8.2317 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1943- |
Responsible country | Spain |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia (IEO) |
GLOSS contact | Spain |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | ![]() |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording; hourly values extracted |
Real-time data available | No |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | NAPG 467 (Instituto Geografico Nacional) located in the Coruna Harbour, on the cliff of the pier of Marina Dock, with geometrical altitude over Alicante mean sea level of 3.689 metres. Levelling line: Polygon of Coruna. TGZ (1996) = 5.75 m under NAP467. |
Auxiliary benchmarks | NAP 615 (IGN) located in the tabacco building. Geometrical altitude over Alicante mean sea level of 5.349 metres. NAP 364 (IGN) located in the Coruna Harbour, on the cliff of the pier of Marina Dock, with geometrical altitude over Alicante mean sea level of 3.772 metres. |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MSL method | 119 point convolution filter |
PSMSL code | 484 |
Additional information | |
Other relevant information | PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at La Coruna (PSMSL Code 200/031 1955-1980). Two GPS campaigns. Project: Eurogauge (5 days in November 1993). Eurogauge I (5 days in March 1994). |
Nearest Met. station | Observatorio de La Coruna |
Last updated | 1997-12-02 |