GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 336 |
| Station name | Fortaleza |
| Country | Brazil |
| Time zone | GMT -3hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -3.71666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | -38.46666 |
| Observation period(s) | Time span of data: 1948-1968 ( psmsl), Tides 2008-2009, Historical data (1948-1971) to be integrated into current time series. |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | N.O.A.A./ N.O.S., N/oes 33, Ssmc4, Room 6531, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, UNITED STATES |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | |
| Pressure | |
| Bubbler | |
| Acoustic | |
| Radar | Yes |
| Data | |
| Data acquisition rate | Sampling rate every 5 min |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| PSMSL code | 559 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Radar sensor (Vegapulse 62) and encoder with a Sutron Satlink datalogger were installed in April 2008 C-GPS was established in 2008 (rooftop of a two storey building) GCPS week solutions (Bernese 5.0) integrated into IGS structure Conventional (float/weekly chart) back -up gauge instaled in September 2007 TG- CGPS distance= 600m TG-CGPS levelling accuracy= 1mm |
| Last updated | 2011-06-23 |
