Network status

GLOSS core network status October 2007

P.L.Woodworth
PSMSL (psmsl@pol.ac.uk)

The PSMSL usually provides each October a summary of the status of the GLOSS Core Network (GCN) from its viewpoint.

An 'operational' station from a PSMSL viewpoint means that recent MSL monthly and annual values have been received and checked as far as possible, and have been included in the databank. For each of the GCN stations we have used the year of the last data entered into the databank, if any, to place the station into one of four categories:

Table 1 lists the number of stations which fall into each category for all stations. Also shown are the numbers in each category reported at previous GLOSS meetings with the category definitions adjusted backwards one, two, three etc. years appropriately.

Note that before 1993 we used the 'GLOSS90' definition of the GCN (306 stations total); from 1993 onwards we used 'GLOSS93' (308 stations total); from 1997 we used 'GLOSS97' (287 stations total); and from 2002 we have used 'GLOSS02' (290 stations total). These changes to the definition of the GCN are made at meetings of the GLOSS Experts and are necessary in an evolving programme.

Overall, the statistics for 2007 are similar to those for recent previous years, and they continue to indicate that ongoing work is required to develop the network further so that all stations can be Category 1. One hopes that the considerable investments being put into sea level recording in Africa and in the Indian Ocean following the Sumatra tsunami will eventually be represented in these statistics.

Table 1

Cat. Jun 89 Oct 90 Aug 91 Oct 92 Oct 93 Oct 94 Oct 95 Oct 96 Oct 97
1 105 133 136 158 177 183 168 186 183
2 51 50 57 46 33 35 59 46 48
3 47 42 36 29 26 26 22 21 23
4 103 81 77 73 72 64 59 55 54
Total 306 306 306 306 308 308 308 308 308
using 'GLOSS Definition'
  90 90 90 90 93 93 93 93 93

Cat. Oct 97 Oct 98 Oct 99 Oct 00 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07
1 182 183 180 180 171 168 176 173 174 179 176
2 47 48 53 51 56 68 56 59 57 57 56
3 17 20 20 23 27 28 33 33 37 32 37
4 41 36 34 33 33 26 25 25 22 22 21
Total 287 287 287 287 287 290 290 290 290 290 290
using 'GLOSS definition'
  97 97 97 97 97 02 02 02 02 02 02

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The overall status of GLOSS, as represented in Table 1, can be seen below:

GLOSS status within the PSMSL dataset October 2007

The overall global status can be seen from the 2007 GLOSS Station Handbook status map.

A full breakdown of the status of each individual GLOSS gauge is given in the listing below.

The version of GLOSS used is GLOSS02

262 LOBITO ANGOLA 426/021 1975
185 BAHIA ESPERANZA ARGENTINA C A  /010 1998
192 MAR DEL PLATA ARGENTINA C 860/101 2006
190 PUERTO DESEADO ARGENTINA C 860/011 2002
191 PUERTO MADRYN ARGENTINA C 860/031 2000
181 USHUAIA ARGENTINA C 860/002 2006
61 BOOBY IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/025 2004
58 BRISBANE AUSTRALIA C 680/078 2004
40 BROOME AUSTRALIA C 680/497 2004
59 BUNDABERG AUSTRALIA C 680/073 2004
52 CARNARVON AUSTRALIA C 680/479 2004
278 CASEY AUSTRALIA C A  /055 2004
47 CHRISTMAS IS. AUSTRALIA C 563/001 1991
46 COCOS IS.(KEELING) AUSTRALIA C 680/521 2004
62 DARWIN AUSTRALIA C 680/011 2004
277 DAVIS AUSTRALIA C A  /046 2004
54 ESPERANCE AUSTRALIA C 680/446 2004
53 FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA C 680/471 2004
148 LORD HOWE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/121 2004
130 MACQUARIE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/208 2004
22 MAWSON AUSTRALIA C A  /051 2004
124 NORFOLK IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/091 2004
51 PORT HEDLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/494 2004
55 PORTLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/231 2004
56 SPRING BAY AUSTRALIA C 680/199 2004
57 SYDNEY, FORT DENISON AUSTRALIA C 680/140 2004
308 THEVENARD AUSTRALIA C 680/441 2004
60 TOWNSVILLE AUSTRALIA C 680/051 2004
12 EXUMA BAHAMAS C 941/021 1993
211 SETTLEMENT POINT BAHAMAS C 941/002 2003
36 CHITTAGONG BANGLADESH 510/008 2000
120 MALAKAL BELAU C 711/021 2003
194 CANANEIA BRAZIL C 874/051 2006
198 FERNANDO DE NORONHA BRAZIL C 874/144 1993
196 ITAPARICA BRAZIL C
200 PONTA DA MADEIRA BRAZIL C 874/155 2004
197 PORTO DE NATAL BRAZIL C 874/133 1985
193 PORTO DE RIO GRANDE BRAZIL C 874/005 2003
201 PORTO DE SANTANA BRAZIL C 874/171 1984
195 RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL C 874/092 2006
199 ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS BRAZIL 874/147 1985
265 TRINIDADE IS. BRAZIL C 874/102 1983
222 HALIFAX CANADA C 970/011 2006
153 LITTLE CORNWALLIS IS. CANADA C 970/156 1994
224 NAIN CANADA C 970/134 2006
155 PRINCE RUPERT CANADA C 822/001 2006
223 ST. JOHNS, NEWFLND. CANADA C 970/121 2006
156 TOFINO CANADA C 822/116 2006
329 PALMEIRA CAPE VERDE IS. 380/021 2001
174 ANTOFAGASTA CHILE C 850/012 2006
189 CAPTAIN PRAT (ANTARCTICA) CHILE C A  /005 2002
180 DIEGO RAMIREZ CHILE C 850/091 1997
176 JUAN FERNANDEZ IS. CHILE C 850/039 2006
137 PASCUA IS. CHILE C 810/003 2006
178 PUERTO MONTT CHILE C 850/051 2006
177 SAN FELIX IS. CHILE C 850/016 2006
175 VALPARISO CHILE C 850/031 2006
94 KANMEN CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/016 2006
79 LAOHUTAN (DALIAN) CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/044 2006
283 LUSI CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/032 2006
247 XIAMEN CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/005 2004
78 ZHAPO CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/002 2006
170 BUENAVENTURA COLOMBIA C 842/011 2000
207 CARTAGENA COLOMBIA C 902/022 2000
171 TUMACO COLOMBIA C 842/021 2000
261 POINTE NOIRE CONGO 424/021 1988
143 PENRHYN COOK ISLANDS C 775/001 2003
139 RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS C 785/006 2004
167 QUEPOS COSTA RICA 836/011 1994
257 ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE C 405/002 1988
214 CABO SAN ANTONIO CUBA C 930/071 2006
276 GIBARA CUBA C 930/031 2006
215 SIBONEY CUBA C 930/016 2005
228 ANGMAGSSALIK, GREENLAND DENMARK C 980/071 1999
225 GODTHAB/NUUK, GREENLAND DENMARK C 980/031 2002
237 TORSHAVN, FAEROES DENMARK C 015/011 2006
2 DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI 475/001 1972
169 BALTRA,  GALAPAGOS IS. ECUADOR C 845/034 2004
172 LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR C 845/012 2003
1 SUEZ EGYPT 330/041 1986
182 ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 833/012 2001
117 KAPINGAMARANGI, CAROLINE IS. FED. MICRONESIA C 710/026 2003
115 PONAPE, CAROLINE IS. FED. MICRONESIA C 710/031 2004
116 TRUK, CAROLINE IS. FED. MICRONESIA C 710/001 1995
119 YAP, CAROLINE IS. FED. MICRONESIA C 710/011 2004
122 SUVA FIJI C 742/012 2004
242 BREST FRANCE C 190/091 2006
165 CLIPPERTON IS. FRANCE 831/002 1988
21 CROZET IS. FRANCE 433/001 2000
131 DUMONT D'URVILLE FRANCE
96 DZAOUDZI (MAYOTTE) FRANCE C 438/001 1995
23 KERGUELEN IS. FRANCE 434/001 2000
204 LE ROBERT,  MARTINIQUE FRANCE C 912/001 1984
205 MARSEILLE FRANCE C 230/051 2006
123 NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA FRANCE C 740/011 2003
142 NUKU HIVA,  MARQUESAS IS. FRANCE C 805/011 1997
17 PTE DES GALETS, REUNION IS. FRANCE C 451/001 1986
24 ST. PAUL IS. FRANCE 436/001 2000
202 CAYENNE, FRENCH GUIANA FRENCH GUIANA 876/001 1996
140 PAPEETE, TAHITI FRENCH POLYNESIA C 780/011 2002
138 RIKITEA,  GAMBIER IS. FRENCH POLYNESIA C 808/001 2003
284 CUXHAVEN GERMANY C 140/012 2006
258 TEMA GHANA C 410/016 1982
255 CONAKRY GUINEA 396/001 1994
209 PORT-AU-PRINCE/LES GAYES HAITI 934/011 1961
77 QUARRY BAY HONG KONG C 611/010 2006
229 REYKJAVIK ICELAND C 010/001 2004
32 COCHIN INDIA C 500/081 2004
34 MADRAS INDIA C 500/091 2003
281 MARMAGAO INDIA 500/065 2004
29 MINICOY, LACCADIVE IS. INDIA C 455/011 1977
41 NICOBAR INDIA
38 PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN IS. INDIA 540/001 2003
31 VERAVAL INDIA C 500/021 1983
35 VISHAKHAPATNAM INDIA C 500/101 2004
68 AMBON INDONESIA C 590/002 2004
49 BENOA INDONESIA 560/135 2004
291 CILACAP INDONESIA C 560/122 2004
50 KUPANG,TIMOR INDONESIA
69 MANADO (BITUNG) INDONESIA 580/012 2001
45 PADANG (TELU BAYUK) INDONESIA 560/032 1998
67 SORONG INDONESIA
292 SURABAYA INDONESIA C 560/162 2004
240 CASTLETOWNSEND IRELAND 175/051 2006
239 MALIN HEAD IRELAND C 175/011 2002
80 HADERA ISRAEL C 320/016 2005
210 PORT ROYAL, KINGSTON JAMAICA C 932/011 1969
327 ABASHIRA JAPAN 641/003 2006
82 ABURATSU JAPAN C 645/021 2006
103 CHICHIJIMA JAPAN C 648/001 2006
88 HAKODATE JAPAN C 641/031 2006
326 HAMADA JAPAN 647/023 2006
85 KUSHIMOTO JAPAN C 642/141 2006
89 KUSHIRO JAPAN C 641/021 2006
86 MERA JAPAN C 642/061 2006
104 MINAMI-TORI-SHIMA JAPAN C 649/001 2006
83 NAGASAKI JAPAN C 645/064 2006
81 NAHA JAPAN C 646/024 2006
87 OFUNATO JAPAN C 642/022 2006
95 SYOWA JAPAN A  /041 2004
325 TOYAMA JAPAN 647/068 2006
324 WAKKANAI JAPAN 641/061 2006
8 MOMBASA KENYA 470/001 2001
145 CANTON IS.  PHOENIX IS. KIRIBATI C 750/012 2001
146 CHRISTMAS IS.  LINE IS. KIRIBATI C 770/022 2003
113 TARAWA,  GILBERT IS. KIRIBATI C 730/009 2004
307 WONSAN KOREA, P.D.R. C 625/011 1992
84 PUSAN KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 620/046 2004
271 FORT DAUPHIN (TAOLANARO) MADAGASCAR
15 NOSY-BE MADAGASCAR 440/002 1998
293 CENDERING/KUALA TERENGGANU MALAYSIA C 550/017 2003
43 PENGKALAN/TLDM/LUMUT MALAYSIA C 550/005 2003
27 GAN MALDIVES 454/002 2003
28 MALE MALDIVES 454/011 2003
111 KWAJALEIN MARSHALL IS. C 720/011 2005
112 MAJURO MARSHALL IS. C 720/017 2004
18 PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS C 450/012 2003
19 RODRIGUES MAURITIUS C 450/021 2003
267 ACAPULCO, GRO. MEXICO C 830/081 2001
161 CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO C 830/020 2003
160 ISLA GUADALUPE MEXICO C 830/012 1985
163 MANZANILLO,COL. MEXICO C 830/072 2001
213 PROGRESO, YUC. MEXICO C 920/001 1990
164 PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO C 830/086 1986
162 SOCORRO IS. MEXICO C 830/062 1997
212 VERACRUZ, VER. MEXICO C 920/041 1995
282 TAN TAN MOROCCO C
10 INHAMBANE MOZAMBIQUE 432/005 1995
11 PEMBA MOZAMBIQUE 432/031 2000
37 AKYAB MYANMAR 530/001 1942
141 MOULMEIN MYANMAR 530/021 1964
314 WALVIS BAY NAMIBIA 427/001 1998
114 NAURU, GILBERT IS. NAURU C 715/002 2004
127 AUCKLAND-WAITEMATA HBR. NEW ZEALAND C 690/002 2000
129 BLUFF NEW ZEALAND C 690/041 2005
128 CHATHAM IS. NEW ZEALAND 690/401 2003
134 SCOTT BASE NEW ZEALAND C
101 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND C 690/011 2005
259 LAGOS NIGERIA C 420/004 1996
118 SAIPAN NORTH MARIANA IS. C 700/011 2003
322 ANDENES NORWAY 040/041 2005
232 BJORNOYA (BEAR ISLAND) NORWAY
275 HONNINGSVAG NORWAY C 040/015 2005
230 JAN MAYEN IS. NORWAY 012/001 1983
235 MALOY NORWAY C 040/211 2005
234 RORVIK NORWAY C 040/136 2005
321 TREGDE NORWAY 040/301 2005
323 VARDO NORWAY 040/001 2005
4 SALALAH OMAN 487/001 2003
295 GWADAR PAKISTAN C 490/005 1987
30 KARACHI, MANORO IS. PAKISTAN C 490/021 1994
168 BALBOA PANAMA 840/011 1996
208 COCO SOLO PANAMA 904/006 1996
63 ALOTAU PAPUA NEW GUINEA 670/006 1995
272 DARU PAPUA NEW GUINEA
65 RABAUL PAPUA NEW GUINEA C 670/021 1997
64 VANIMO PAPUA NEW GUINEA
173 CALLAO PERU C 848/032 2001
71 DAVAO PHILIPPINES C 660/121 2005
70 JOLO PHILIPPINES C 660/141 1996
72 LEGASPI PHILIPPINES C 660/021 2005
73 MANILA PHILIPPINES C 660/011 2005
246 CASCAIS PORTUGAL C 210/021 2006
244 FLORES, AZORES PORTUGAL C 360/041 1996
250 FUNCHAL, MADEIRA PORTUGAL C 365/001 2005
245 PONTA DELGADA PORTUGAL C 360/001 2005
206 SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO/USA 938/021 2005
231 BARENTSBURG (SPITSBERGEN) RUSSIA C 025/001 2006
312 DIKSON RUSSIA 030/345 1997
97 KALININGRAD RUSSIA C 080/181 1986
310 KRONSTADT-SHEPELEVO RUSSIA
25 MIRNY (ANTARCTICA) RUSSIA
274 MURMANSK RUSSIA C 030/018 2006
92 NAGAEVO BAY RUSSIA C 630/011 2006
311 NAKHODKA RUSSIA
93 PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY RUSSIA C 630/021 2006
98 PORT TUAPSE, BLACK SEA RUSSIA C 300/001 2006
309 PROVIDENYA RUSSIA 630/041 1989
99 RUSSKAYA GAVAN RUSSIA C 030/001 1991
313 TIKSI RUSSIA 030/447 2000
90 YUZHNO KURILSK RUSSIA C 630/001 1994
260 SAO TOME SAO TOME/PRINCIPE 423/001 1988
253 DAKAR SENEGAL 390/002 2003
273 PORT VICTORIA, HODOUL IS. SEYCHELLES 442/007 2004
256 ABERDEEN POINT SIERRA LEONE C
44 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 555/002 2005
66 HONIARA SOLOMON IS. C 734/004 2004
6 HAFUN (DANTE) SOMALIA
7 MOGADISHU SOMALIA
13 DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA 430/091 2003
20 MARION IS. SOUTH AFRICA
76 PORT ELIZABETH SOUTH AFRICA 430/088 2005
268 SIMONSTOWN SOUTH AFRICA 430/061 2005
249 CEUTA (SPANISH N. AFRICA) SPAIN C 340/001 2006
243 LA CORUNA SPAIN C 200/030 2006
251 LAS PALMAS, CANARY IS. SPAIN C 370/045 2006
33 COLOMBO SRI LANKA 520/003 1992
233 GOTEBORG SWEDEN C 050/032 2006
9 MTWARA TANZANIA C 460/001 1962
297 ZANZIBAR TANZANIA C 460/016 2004
39 KO LAK THAILAND C 600/021 2006
42 KO TAPHAO NOI THAILAND C 545/001 2006
125 TONGATAPU TONGA 744/002 2004
203 PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO C 890/001 1992
121 FUNAFUTI, ELLICE IS. TUVALU C 732/012 2004
263 ASCENSION U.K. C 402/001 2006
221 BERMUDA, ST.GEORGES IS. U.K. C 950/011 2005
26 DIEGO-GARCIA IS. U.K. 453/003 2000
266 EDINBURGH(TRISTAN DA CUNHA) U.K. C
188 FARADAY (ANTARCTICA) U.K. A  /003 2006
248 GIBRALTAR U.K. 215/001 2005
236 LERWICK U.K. C 170/001 2006
241 NEWLYN U.K. C 170/161 2006
306 SIGNY, SOUTH ORKNEY ILS. U.K.
296 SOUTH CAICOS U.K.
187 SOUTH GEORGIA  (S.ATLANTIC) U.K. 866/001 1959
264 ST. HELENA U.K. C 425/001 2004
305 STANLEY,  FALKLAND IS. U.K. 863/002 2005
238 STORNOWAY U.K. C 170/251 2006
302 ADAK, ALEUTIAN IS. U.S.A. C 820/011 2005
149 APRA HARBOUR,GUAM,MARIANAS U.S.A. C 701/001 2005
219 DUCK, N.C. U.S.A. C 960/063 2005
289 FORT PULASKI, GA. U.S.A. C 960/031 2005
107 FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS, H.IS. U.S.A. C 760/016 2001
217 GALVESTON U.S.A. C 940/007 2005
287 HILO, HAWAII, HAW.IS. U.S.A. C 760/061 2005
108 HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN IS. U.S.A. C 760/031 2005
109 JOHNSTON IS. HAWAIIAN IS. U.S.A. C 760/011 2003
216 KEY WEST U.S.A. C 940/071 2005
159 LA JOLLA, SAN DIEGO U.S.A. C 823/071 2005
303 MASSACRE BAY,ATTU IS.,ALASKA U.S.A. 820/001 1966
218 MIAMI (HAULOVER PIER) U.S.A. C 960/002 1992
106 MIDWAY IS. HAWAIIAN IS. U.S.A. C 760/001 2005
290 NEWPORT, RI. U.S.A. C 960/161 2005
74 NOME U.S.A. 821/003 2005
144 PAGO PAGO,  AMERICAN SAMOA U.S.A. C 745/001 2005
288 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA U.S.A. C 940/041 2005
151 PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/002 2005
158 SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A. C 823/031 2005
100 SAND POINT, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/006 2005
150 SEWARD, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/017 2005
154 SITKA, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/031 2005
157 SOUTH BEACH,OREGON U.S.A. C 823/016 2005
102 UNALASKA, ALEUTIAN IS. U.S.A. C 820/021 2005
220 VENTNOR (ATLANTIC CITY),N.J. U.S.A. C 960/091 2005
105 WAKE IS. MARSHALL IS. U.S.A. C 720/021 2005
300 MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY C 870/011 1995
328 LA GUAIRA VENEZUELA 900/041 1997
75 QUI NHON VIET NAM C 605/041 2006
3 ADEN YEMEN, P.D.R. 485/001 1969