GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 40 |
| Station name | Broome |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -18 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 122.21666 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | Float gauge 1966-; Acoustic gauge 1991- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | National Tidal Centre, Australia (see GLOSS Contact Points). Department of Transport, Marine Division, PO Box 402, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia |
| GLOSS contact | Australia |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed & direction |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute interval |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed & direction |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | A P.W.D. bronze plaque stamped 'TIDAL BM' set in concrete deck of jetty above the northern end of the boat landing. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 12.537m below TGBM. TGZ = 4.462m below Australian Height Datum (AHD). |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | Admiralty BM cut in face of large rock on south side of root of jetty. EP 2 - A bolt set in concrete deck beside the telephone box on the southern end of the Transit Shed, Broome jetty. B712 - A standard brass plaque set in concrete approx. 250m south of the root of the jetty. Station Hill - a brass plaque trig. Station located 9km north of TGBM. Broome 184 - Coastal Array Primary benchmark = 12.794m AHD Tide Broome - SEAFRAME Sensor BM = 8.296m AHD C/84 - Datum for AHD heights = 8.565m AHD Broome 183 = 14.140m AHD Broome 185 = 14.093m AHD |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 1159 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62650, UHSLC 166 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Float/stilling well analogue gauge operated at this location 1965-1982. Geocentric measurements: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix 1985: multistation GPS 1986, (Station Hill). PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Broome (PSMSL Code 680/498, 1966-1983). |
| Nearest Met. station | Broome Airport |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
