GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 263 |
| Station name | Ascension |
| Country | U.K. |
| Time zone | 000E, GMT |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -7.91666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -14.41666 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1983- |
| Responsible country | U.K. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L3 5DA, UK |
| GLOSS contact | UK |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | No |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | Yes |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea temperature, barometric pressure |
| Data acquisition rate | Recording at hourly intervals, on the hour (Clarence Bay). |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Data held at national organisation | Yes |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea temperature, barometric pressure |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | None |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Doodson X0 filter |
| PSMSL code | 1831 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 291 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | RAF Station, Ascension |
| Last updated | 2003-01-24 |
