GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 36 |
| Station name | Chittagong |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Time zone | 090E, GMT + 6hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 22.33333 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 91.83333 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1961-1968, 1977-1996 |
| Responsible country | Bangladesh |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Engineering Department, BIWT Authority, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| GLOSS contact | Bangladesh |
| Committed to GLOSS | No |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM = 6.226m CD (Established on 20 July 1992). Location: BIWTA BM is situated on the top step (Plinth) BIWTA pump house. The BM is located about 125 feet North of Auto Gauge Structure. |
| Benchmark relationships | BM is 6.226m above chart datum (CD) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BM 6.56m (21.54ft) and its CD value is (-) 0.322m (based on data analysis for the year 1978). Location: On the southern side of the two storied building near the Sadarghat in the compound of port trust colony about 400 feet from gauge. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data |  |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | mean of hourly heights |
| PSMSL code | 1496 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | PSMSL hold data for other gauges at Chittagong: Khal #10 (PSMSL Code 510/010 1983-1992) Sadarghat (PSMSL Code 510/011 1937-1948, 1956-1961, 1977-1991) Patenga Point (PSMSL Code 510/021 1954-1960) T.M. Compound (PSMSL Code 510/023 1960-1968) Juldia Point (PSMSL Code 510/025 1961-1968) |
| Nearest Met. station | Met. Office, Chittagong |
| Last updated | 1997-11-20 |
