GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 290 |
| Station name | Newport, RI |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 41.5 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -71.33333 |
| Ocean | Atlantic |
| Observation period(s) | 1930-, 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 | No |
| 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 '6 1943' set in a concrete bulkhead at the intersection of Luce Avenue and Perry Road in Newport, RI |
| Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 7.57 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 5.80 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 3.91 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 3.0545m above zero of tide staff |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NO 1 1930 NO 3 1930 NO 4 1934 = 2.8814m above zero of tide staff 7 unstamped 2660 L 1986 = 4.3561m above zero of tide staff 12660 K 1979 12660 G 1976 12660 H 1976 1993 site inspection states 'all benchmarks recovered as 12660 J 1976 described in good condition.' |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
| PSMSL code | 351 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 253 |
| Additional information | |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |
