GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 244 |
| Station name | Santa Cruz del Flores (Azores) |
| Country | Portugal |
| Time zone | 015W, GMT - 1hr |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 39.2728 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -31.0745 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1957-1969, 1976-1988, 1991- |
| Responsible country | Portugal |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Instituto Hidrografico, Rua das Trinas 49, P-1296 Lisboa Codex, Portugal |
| GLOSS contact | Portugal |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | Yes |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | Continuous analog record, digitised at 60 minute intervals |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | MN 17/83 - benchmark bolt on the curb at the intersection of Travessa da Alfandega and Rua Senador Andre de Freitas |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Chart Datum TGZ = 3.688m below IGC TGZ = 6.672m below MN 16/83 TGZ = 6.809m below MN 17/83 |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | 1/76 is 4.663m above Chart Datum 8/84 is 3.879m above Chart Datum 2/76 is 3.710m above Chart Datum |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| MSL method | Metode de Hauteurs Reduites |
| PSMSL code | 843 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 210 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | Santa Cruz das Flores |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
