GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 245 |
| Station name | Ponta Delgado, Azores |
| Country | Portugal |
| Time zone | 015W, GMT - 1hr |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 37.4416 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -25.4027 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1924, 1930-1952, 1954-1960, 1962-1963, 1978-1980, 1982-1991 |
| 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 | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | Continuous analogue record |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NP - benchmark bolt at the root of pier |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide gauge zero (TGZ) = Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Chart Datum TGZ = 3.000m below NP |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | MN 7/83 is 2.748m above Chart Datum MC is 2.812m above Chart Datum |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Metode de Hauteurs Reduites |
| PSMSL code | 258 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 211 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 1992-09-26 |
