GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
General | |
GLOSS number | 42 |
Station name | Ko Taphao Noi |
Country | Thailand |
Time zone | 105E, GMT + 7hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 7.83333 |
Longitude (+ve E) | 98.43333 |
Ocean | Indian |
Observation period(s) | Since 1973 |
Responsible country | Thailand |
Authority responsible for tide gauge | Hydrographic Department, Royal Thai Navy, Bangkok 10600, Thailand |
GLOSS contact | Thailand |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | No |
Bubbler | No |
Acoustic | No |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Additional parameters | None |
Data acquisition rate | Continuous recording |
High frequency data at UHSLC | |
Real-time data available | No |
Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmarks | Royal Thai survey department benchmark B.M.S. 1319 is at the west side of Ko Taphao Noi. It is a nail in a concrete block. |
Benchmark relationships | M.S.L. at Ko Lak |
Auxiliary benchmarks | B.M. 101 = 2.9200m above mean sea level at Ko Lak B.M. 105 = 2.9155m above mean sea level at Ko Lak |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
MSL method | Mathematical average |
PSMSL code | 446 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 148 |
Additional information | |
Nearest Met. station | Phuket |
Last updated | 2002-12-11 |