GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 349 |
| Station name | Alexandria |
| Country | Egypt |
| Time zone | GMT + 2hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 31.21666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 29.91666 |
| Observation period(s) | 4 November 2009 to 30 April 2010 |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | |
| Pressure | |
| Bubbler | |
| Acoustic | |
| Radar | |
| Data | |
| Data acquisition rate | Sampling rate every 1 min. |
| Benchmarks | |
| Benchmark relationships | The tide gauge is located in the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) located in the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria. |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | NIOF-1 Benchmark close to the radar sensor support NIOF-2 Benchmark in South corner of conference room building |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 2088 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | The tide gauge has not yet been levelled into the local benchmark network, so data are uncalibrated heights from the Kalesto sensor. |
