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UK
(Tristan da Cunha) Station information sheet
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General |
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GLOSS number |
266 |
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Station name |
Edinburgh,
Tristan da Cunha
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Country |
U.K. |
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Time zone |
000E, GMT |
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Latitude (+ve N) |
-37.05 |
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Longitude (+ve E) |
-12.3 |
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Ocean |
Atlantic |
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Observation period(s) |
1986- |
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Responsible country |
U.K. |
Authority responsible
for tide gauge |
Proudman
Oceanographic Laboratory, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L3 5DA, UK |
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GLOSS contact |
Commander John
Page
Hydrographic Office
Ministry of Defence
Taunton,
TA1 2DN
Somerset,
U.K. |
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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 |
No |
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Pressure |
Yes |
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Bubbler |
No |
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Acoustic |
No |
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Radar |
No |
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Data |
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Digital data |
Yes |
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Additional parameters |
Sea temperature,
atmospheric pressure |
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Data acquisition rate |
Recording at 15
minute intervals, filtered to hourly heights. |
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High frequency data at BODC |
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Data held at national organisation |
Yes |
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Real-time data available |
Yes |
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Additional parameters (real-time) |
Sea temperature,
atmospheric pressure |
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Benchmarks |
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Tide gauge benchmarks |
None |
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Data at PSMSL |
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MSL method |
Doodson X0 filter |
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Additional information |
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Other relevant information |
One year of data
collected at this site 1984 - 1985. |
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Nearest Met. station |
In same building
as tide gauge |
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Last updated |
1993-12-05 |
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