GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 70 |
| Station name | Jolo, Sulu |
| Country | Philippines |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | 6.06666 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 121 |
| Ocean | Pacific |
| Observation period(s) | 1947 - 1988 Float/stilling well 1987 - Pressure |
| Responsible country | Philippines |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Director, Coast and Geodetic Survey Department, 421 Baracca St., San Nicolas, Manila, Philippines |
| GLOSS contact | Philippines |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | Yes |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Additional parameters | Sea surface temperature, Surface salinity at 15degC |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Additional parameters (real-time) | Sea surface temperature, Surface salinity at 15degC |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | BM-1 - at Jolo Wharf, Jolo, 8.84m from centreline of roadway leading to city. BM is a 0.50 calibor cartridge set on top of concrete kerb 20.32cm above ground, 4.57m SW from W corner of steel lighthouse tower. |
| Benchmark relationships | BM-1 was established in 1947 |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | BMX, BM1-B, BM1-TH, BM2, BM2A, BM12 |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | monthly & weighted annual mean |
| PSMSL code | 260 |
| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 373 |
| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | None |
| Last updated | 2002-12-11 |