GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 63 |
| Station name | Alotau |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Time zone | 150E, GMT + 10hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -10.31666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 150.45 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1984-1995 |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Division of Oceanography, CSIRO, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia NTF Australia |
| GLOSS contact | Papua_New_Guinea |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | No |
| Location map |  |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 15 minute sampling |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | ALU 3 a brass rod set in concrete on the west side of the Overseas Shed. |
| Benchmark relationships | Gauge datum is 3.255m below TGBM (Sep 1984-). |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | ALU 4 a stainless steel rod in concrete footing on west side of Port Manager's Office. ALU 5 a brass plaque stamped '9474', north west of Overseas Shed. ALU 1 a stainless steel rod in concrete in SW corner of Overseas Wharf. ALU 2 a stainless steel bolt set in concrete in the SW corner of the Harbours Board compound. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
| PSMSL code | 1607 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 55830, UHSLC 069 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Benchmarks ALU 1 and ALU 2 considered unstable 1990. Float/stilling well analogue gauge operated at Alotau by Department of Public Works 1971-1973. |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
