GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 289 |
Station name | Fort Pulaski, GA |
Country | U.S.A. |
Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 32.03333 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -80.9 |
Ocean | Atlantic |
Observation period(s) | 1935-, being upgraded 2007 |
Responsible country | U.S.A. |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA |
GLOSS contact | USA |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | Yes |
Acoustic | Yes |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | Daily sea surface temperature and density |
Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
Fast delivery data at UHSLC | |
High frequency data at UHSLC | |
Data held at national organisation | Yes |
Real-time data available | Yes |
Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
Additional parameters (real-time) | Daily sea surface temperature and density |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | US C&GS benchmark survey disk stamped '5' set on a concrete post located south of the concrete parking lot for the Savannah Bar Pilot's Residence. |
Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 12.75 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 8.95 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 5.65 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
Auxiliary benchmarks | 7' 0970 J 1977 11 1944 0870 K 1977 NO 1 1949 0870 L 1978 NO 2 1949 N323 1974 N323 1974 1993 inspection states: 'all benchmarks were recovered per NOS descriptions' |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
PSMSL code | 395 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 752 |
Additional information | |
Last updated | 1993-12-05 |