GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 259 |
| Station name | Lagos |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Time zone | 015E, GMT + 1hr |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 6.42052 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 3.40725 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1979- |
| Responsible country | Nigeria |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Mr. Larry Awosika, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), P.M.B. 12729, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| GLOSS contact | Nigeria |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Wind speed/direction,air/water temp., barometric pressure |
| Data acquisition rate | Digitizing interval of 60 minutes |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Wind speed/direction,air/water temp., barometric pressure |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 2.9063m which is tied to the Lagos Survey Datum of 2.8310m. TGBM is at the tide gauge shelter floor. |
| Benchmark relationships | Benchmark is tied to Lagos Survey Datum as well as other benchmarks in the vicinity of the tide gauge. |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NIOMR Tank = 4.1672m 1400E = 3.8155m BMN2 = 3.5742m 1406C = 4.1727m |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 1767 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 233 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | NOAA have installed a NGWLMS alongside the analogue gauge, which has been collecting data since 10 May 1992. |
| Nearest Met. station | NIOMR Met. Dept. Station |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
