GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 54 |
| Station name | Esperance |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -33.86666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 121.9 |
| Ocean | Southern |
| Observation period(s) | Float gauge 1965-; Acoustic 1992- |
| 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 |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | Yes |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed and direction |
| Data acquisition rate | 6 minute interval |
| Fast delivery data at UHSLC |   |
| High frequency data at BODC |  |
| High frequency data at UHSLC | |
| Real-time data available | Yes |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Barometric pressure, water/air temperature, wind speed and direction |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | A PWD bronze plaque stamped 'TIDAL BM 1972', set in concrete deck at north west end of No. 1 berth. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 3.944m below TGBM. TGZ = 0.707m below Australian Height Datum (AHD) |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | HR4: A PWD bronze plaque in concrete sheet pile copping, No.1 berth. NMV/F/2: Brass rod & identity tag in concrete base of the former front lead beacon. NMV/F/3: Brass rod & identity tag in concrete block at NW corner of silo. ESP33A: A standard L&S survey mark with concrete cover plate in cleared foreshore northwest of tide gauge. Datum for AHD heights = 2.340m AHD Esperence 172 = 64.824m AHD Esperence 173 = 59.831m AHD Esperence 171 = 58.339m AHD Tide Esperence - SEAFRAME Sensor Benchmark = 4.075m AHD Z1/73 = 4.036m AHD |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 1114 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62080, USHLC 176 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Gauge datum was lowered by 0.152m on 1 January 1972. Geocentric measurements: Precise ephemeris, single point doppler fix, (Wireless) 1976. PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Esperance (PSMSL Code 680/447 1966-1985). |
| Nearest Met. station | Esperance Met. Office |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
