Ghana (Takoradi) Station information sheet

General
GLOSS number	258
Station name	Takoradi
Country	Ghana
Time zone	000E, GMT
Latitude (+ve N)	5.61666
Longitude (+ve E)	0
Ocean	Atlantic
Observation period(s)	1962-1982
Responsible country	Ghana
Authority responsible for tide gauge	Survey Department, P.O. Box 191, Accra, Ghana
GLOSS contact	Director Survey Department P.O. Box 191, Cantonments Accra Ghana [Mr. J.T. Odametey]
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	Yes
Pressure	No
Bubbler	No
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	No
Data acquisition rate	Data collected at 15 minute intervals and filtered to hourly heights
Real-time data available	No
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmarks	Reference benchmark (PL8/5) is just outside the tide gauge house
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = 11.207ft below TGBM TGZ = Ghana National Datum TGZ = Admiralty Chart Datum
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
MSL method	Doodson X0 filter
PSMSL code	410/016
Additional information
Nearest Met. station	Accra
Last updated	1990-06-23