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General |
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GLOSS number |
19 |
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Station name |
Rodrigues, Port
Mathurin
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Country |
Mauritius |
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Time zone |
060E, GMT + 4hrs |
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Latitude (+ve N) |
-19.68333 |
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Longitude (+ve E) |
63.41666 |
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Ocean |
Indian |
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Observation period(s) |
1987- |
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Responsible country |
Mauritius |
Authority responsible
for tide gauge |
Meteorological
Service, St Paul Road, Vacoas, Mauritius |
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GLOSS contact |
Mr. B. Dunputh/Mr.
M. Beebeejaun
Meteorological Services
St. Paul Road
Vacoas,
Mauritius |
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Committed to GLOSS |
Yes |
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Operational |
Yes |
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Location map |
 |
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Instrumentation |
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Float |
Yes |
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Pressure |
No |
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Bubbler |
No |
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Acoustic |
No |
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Radar |
No |
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Data |
|
|
Digital data |
Yes |
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Additional parameters |
Mean Sea Level
pressure |
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Data acquisition rate |
Continuous
analogue record but hourly values computed |
|
Fast delivery data at UHSLC |
  |
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High frequency data at BODC |
 |
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High frequency data at UHSLC |
|
|
Real-time data available |
Yes |
Real-time data transmitted
to GLOSS Fast Centre |
 |
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Additional parameters (real-time) |
Mean Sea Level
pressure |
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Benchmarks |
|
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Tide gauge benchmarks |
Zero of tide
gauge: A bolt at the edge of the wharf of the tide gauge |
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Benchmark relationships |
Zero of tide
staff tied to benchmark which is a point on Beam XII which is adjacent to
tide gauge station. The height of the beam is 1.98m above mean sea level. |
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Auxiliary benchmarks |
1. Brass tube
fixed on a wall in marine service area about 200m from the tide gauge
station 2. One benchmark located near the entrance of the Port.
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Data at PSMSL |
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Annual MSL (RLR) data |
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Annual MSL (RLR) plot |
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MSL method |
average of daily
values |
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PSMSL code |
450/021 |
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Other relevant codes |
UHSLC 105 |
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Additional information |
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Other relevant information |
Daily values
calculated using 119-point convolution filter (Bloomfield, 1976) centred on
noon applied to the hourly data with respective periods of the 95, 50 and 5%
amplitude points at 124.0, 60.2 and 40.2 hours. |
|
Nearest Met. station |
Pointe Canon Met.
Station |
|
Last updated |
1997-12-20 |
