GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 253 |
Station name | Dakar |
Country | Senegal |
Time zone | 000E, GMT |
Latitude (+ve N) | 14.66 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -17.44 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1957-1966, Dakar-A: Dec 1982 - Dec 1983, Dakar-B: Dec 1983 - Jan 1985, Dakar-C: May 1986 - Dec 1986, Dakar-D: Dec 1986 - May 1989, Dakar-E Jan 1996 - Jun 2003 |
Responsible country | Senegal |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA |
GLOSS contact | Senegal |
Committed to GLOSS | No |
Operational | Yes |
Instrumentation | |
Float | No |
Pressure | Yes |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Fast delivery data at UHSLC | |
High frequency data at BODC | |
High frequency data at UHSLC | |
Real-time data available | Yes |
Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
PSMSL code | 1816 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 223 |
Additional information | |
Last updated | 1990-02-08 |