Network status

GLOSS core network status October 2009 (Version 1.0)

L.J. Rickards
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); from 2002 to now we have used 'GLOSS02' (290 stations total); and from now onwards we will use ‘GLOSS09 (290 stations). These changes to the definition of the GCN are made at meetings of the GLOSS Experts and are necessary in an evolving programme. A second (updated) version of this status report will be made once the GLOSS09 definition has been finalised.

Overall, the statistics for 2009 (GLOSS02) are almost unchanged compared to last year. This means that there has been a decrease in the Category 1 stations from the situation several years ago which still needs to be addressed. The figures continue to indicate that ongoing work is required to develop the network further so that all stations can be Category 1. However, it is known that a number of the Category 2 stations are producing good data and further efforts are needed to bring these data into the PSMSL. 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 – this year’s status indicates that start has been made in this regard.

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 Oct 08
1 182 183 180 180 171 168 176 173 174 179 176 158
2 47 48 53 51 56 68 56 59 57 57 56 67
3 17 20 20 23 27 28 33 33 37 32 37 44
4 41 36 34 33 33 26 25 25 22 22 21 21
Total 287 287 287 287 287 290 290 290 290 290 290 290
using 'GLOSS definition'
  97 97 97 97 97 02 02 02 02 02 02 02

Cat. Oct 09 Oct 09
1 156 164
2 69 69
3 44 40
4 21 17
Total 290 290
using 'GLOSS Definition'
  02 09

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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 2009

The overall global status can be seen from the 2009 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

2008

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

2008

58 BRISBANE AUSTRALIA C 680/078

2008

40 BROOME AUSTRALIA C 680/497

2008

59 BUNDABERG AUSTRALIA C 680/073

2008

52 CARNARVON AUSTRALIA C 680/479

2008

278 CASEY AUSTRALIA C A  /055

2004

47 CHRISTMAS IS. AUSTRALIA C 563/001

1991

46 COCOS IS.(KEELING) AUSTRALIA C 680/521

2008

62 DARWIN AUSTRALIA C 680/011

2008

277 DAVIS AUSTRALIA C A  /046

2004

54 ESPERANCE AUSTRALIA C 680/446

2008

53 FREMANTLE AUSTRALIA C 680/471

2008

148 LORD HOWE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/121

2008

130 MACQUARIE IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/208

2004

22 MAWSON AUSTRALIA C A  /051

2004

124 NORFOLK IS. AUSTRALIA C 680/091

2008

51 PORT HEDLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/494

2008

55 PORTLAND AUSTRALIA C 680/231

2008

56 SPRING BAY AUSTRALIA C 680/199

2008

57 SYDNEY, FORT DENISON AUSTRALIA C 680/140

2008

308 THEVENARD AUSTRALIA C 680/441

2008

60 TOWNSVILLE AUSTRALIA C 680/051

2008

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

2008

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

2007

199 ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ROCKS BRAZIL 874/147

1985

265 TRINIDADE IS. BRAZIL C 874/102

1983

222 HALIFAX CANADA C 970/011

2008

153 LITTLE CORNWALLIS IS. CANADA C 970/156

1994

224 NAIN CANADA C 970/134

2008

155 PRINCE RUPERT CANADA C 822/001

2008

223 ST. JOHNS, NEWFLND. CANADA C 970/121

2008

156 TOFINO CANADA C 822/116

2008

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

2007

79 LAOHUTAN (DALIAN) CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/044

2007

283 LUSI CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/032

2007

247 XIAMEN CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/005

2004

78 ZHAPO CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. C 610/002

2007

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

2007

167 QUEPOS COSTA RICA 836/011

1994

257 ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE C 405/002

1988

214 CABO SAN ANTONIO CUBA C 930/071

2007

276 GIBARA CUBA C 930/031

2007

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

2008

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

2007

242 BREST FRANCE C 190/091

2008

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

2008

23 KERGUELEN IS. FRANCE 434/001

2000

204 LE ROBERT,  MARTINIQUE FRANCE C 912/001

1984

205 MARSEILLE FRANCE C 230/051

2008

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

2008

229 REYKJAVIK ICELAND C 010/001

2008

32 COCHIN INDIA C 500/081

2006

34 MADRAS INDIA C 500/091

2006

281 MARMAGAO INDIA 500/065

2006

29 MINICOY, LACCADIVE IS. INDIA C 455/011

1977

41 NICOBAR INDIA

 

38 PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN IS. INDIA 540/001

2006

31 VERAVAL INDIA C 500/021

1983

35 VISHAKHAPATNAM INDIA C 500/101

2006

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

2008

45 PADANG (TELU BAYUK) INDONESIA 560/032

1998

67 SORONG INDONESIA

 

292 SURABAYA INDONESIA C 560/162

2004

240 CASTLETOWNSEND IRELAND 175/051

1978

239 MALIN HEAD IRELAND C 175/011

2002

80 HADERA ISRAEL C 320/016

2008

210 PORT ROYAL, KINGSTON JAMAICA C 932/011

1969

327 ABASHIRA JAPAN 641/003

2008

82 ABURATSU JAPAN C 645/021

2008

103 CHICHIJIMA JAPAN C 648/001

2008

88 HAKODATE JAPAN C 641/031

2008

326 HAMADA JAPAN 647/023

2008

85 KUSHIMOTO JAPAN C 642/141

2008

89 KUSHIRO JAPAN C 641/021

2008

86 MERA JAPAN C 642/061

2008

104 MINAMI-TORI-SHIMA JAPAN C 649/001

2008

83 NAGASAKI JAPAN C 645/064

2008

81 NAHA JAPAN C 646/024

2008

87 OFUNATO JAPAN C 642/022

2008

95 SYOWA JAPAN A  /041

2005

325 TOYAMA JAPAN 647/068

2008

324 WAKKANAI JAPAN 641/061

2008

8 MOMBASA KENYA 470/001

2008

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

2007

307 WONSAN KOREA, P.D.R. C 625/011

1992

84 PUSAN KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 620/046

2008

271 FORT DAUPHIN (TAOLANARO) MADAGASCAR

 

15 NOSY-BE MADAGASCAR 440/002

1998

293 CENDERING/KUALA TERENGGANU MALAYSIA C 550/017

2006

43 PENGKALAN/TLDM/LUMUT MALAYSIA C 550/005

2006

27 GAN MALDIVES 454/002

2008

28 MALE MALDIVES 454/011

2003

111 KWAJALEIN MARSHALL IS. C 720/011

2008

112 MAJURO MARSHALL IS. C 720/017

2007

18 PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS C 450/012

2008

19 RODRIGUES MAURITIUS C 450/021

2007

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

2007

282 TAN TAN MOROCCO C

 

10 INHAMBANE MOZAMBIQUE 432/005

1995

11 PEMBA MOZAMBIQUE 432/031

2008

37 AKYAB MYANMAR 530/001

1942

141 MOULMEIN MYANMAR 530/021

1964

314 WALVIS BAY NAMIBIA 427/001

2008

114 NAURU, GILBERT IS. NAURU C 715/002

2007

127 AUCKLAND-WAITEMATA HBR. NEW ZEALAND C 690/002

2000

129 BLUFF NEW ZEALAND C 690/041

2007

128 CHATHAM IS. NEW ZEALAND 690/401

2003

134 SCOTT BASE NEW ZEALAND C

 

101 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND C 690/011

2007

259 LAGOS NIGERIA C 420/004

1996

118 SAIPAN NORTH MARIANA IS. C 700/011

2003

322 ANDENES NORWAY 040/041

2008

232 BJORNOYA (BEAR ISLAND) NORWAY

 

275 HONNINGSVAG NORWAY C 040/015

2008

230 JAN MAYEN IS. NORWAY 012/001

1983

235 MALOY NORWAY C 040/211

2008

234 RORVIK NORWAY C 040/136

2008

321 TREGDE NORWAY 040/301

2008

323 VARDO NORWAY 040/001

2008

4 SALALAH OMAN 487/001

2008

295 GWADAR PAKISTAN C 490/005

1987

30 KARACHI, MANORO IS. PAKISTAN C 490/021

2008

168 BALBOA PANAMA 840/011

1997

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

2008

70 JOLO PHILIPPINES C 660/141

1996

72 LEGASPI PHILIPPINES C 660/021

2008

73 MANILA PHILIPPINES C 660/011

2008

246 CASCAIS PORTUGAL C 210/021

1993

244 FLORES, AZORES PORTUGAL C 360/041

1996

250 FUNCHAL, MADEIRA PORTUGAL C 365/001

2008

245 PONTA DELGADA PORTUGAL C 360/001

2007

206 SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO/USA 938/021

2008

231 BARENTSBURG (SPITSBERGEN) RUSSIA C 025/001

2007

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

2007

92 NAGAEVO BAY RUSSIA C 630/011

2007

311 NAKHODKA RUSSIA

 

93 PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY RUSSIA C 630/021

2007

98 PORT TUAPSE, BLACK SEA RUSSIA C 300/001

2007

309 PROVIDENYA RUSSIA 630/041

1989

99 RUSSKAYA GAVAN RUSSIA C 030/001

1993

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

2008

273 PORT VICTORIA, HODOUL IS. SEYCHELLES 442/007

2004

256 ABERDEEN POINT SIERRA LEONE C

 

44 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 555/002

2008

66 HONIARA SOLOMON IS. C 734/004

2007

6 HAFUN (DANTE) SOMALIA

 

7 MOGADISHU SOMALIA

 

13 DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA 430/091

2008

20 MARION IS. SOUTH AFRICA

 

76 PORT ELIZABETH SOUTH AFRICA 430/088

2008

268 SIMONSTOWN SOUTH AFRICA 430/061

2008

249 CEUTA (SPANISH N. AFRICA) SPAIN C 340/001

2008

243 LA CORUNA SPAIN C 200/030

2008

251 LAS PALMAS, CANARY IS. SPAIN C 370/045

2008

33 COLOMBO SRI LANKA 520/003

1992

233 GOTEBORG SWEDEN C 050/032

2008

9 MTWARA TANZANIA C 460/001

1962

297 ZANZIBAR TANZANIA C 460/016

2004

39 KO LAK THAILAND C 600/021

2008

42 KO TAPHAO NOI THAILAND C 545/001

2008

125 TONGATAPU TONGA 744/002

2007

203 PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO C 890/001

1992

121 FUNAFUTI, ELLICE IS. TUVALU C 732/012

2007

263 ASCENSION U.K. C 402/001

2008

221 BERMUDA, ST.GEORGES IS. U.K. C 950/011

2008

26 DIEGO-GARCIA IS. U.K. 453/003

2000

266 EDINBURGH(TRISTAN DA CUNHA) U.K. C

 

188 FARADAY (ANTARCTICA) U.K. A  /003

2008

248 GIBRALTAR U.K. 215/001

2008

236 LERWICK U.K. C 170/001

2008

241 NEWLYN U.K. C 170/161

2008

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

2006

305 STANLEY,  FALKLAND IS. U.K. 863/002

2008

238 STORNOWAY U.K. C 170/251

2008

302 ADAK, ALEUTIAN IS. U.S.A. C 820/011

2008

149 APRA HARBOUR,GUAM,MARIANAS U.S.A. C 701/001

2008

219 DUCK, N.C. U.S.A. C 960/063

2008

289 FORT PULASKI, GA. U.S.A. C 960/031

2008

107 FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS, H.IS. U.S.A. C 760/016

2001

217 GALVESTON U.S.A. C 940/007

2008

287 HILO, HAWAII, HAW.IS. U.S.A. C 760/061

2008

108 HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN IS. U.S.A. C 760/031

2008

109 JOHNSTON IS. HAWAIIAN IS. U.S.A. C 760/011

2003

216 KEY WEST U.S.A. C 940/071

2008

159 LA JOLLA, SAN DIEGO U.S.A. C 823/071

2008

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

2008

290 NEWPORT, RI. U.S.A. C 960/161

2008

74 NOME U.S.A. 821/003

2008

144 PAGO PAGO,  AMERICAN SAMOA U.S.A. C 745/001

2008

288 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA U.S.A. C 940/041

2008

151 PRUDHOE BAY, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/002

2008

158 SAN FRANCISCO U.S.A. C 823/031

2008

100 SAND POINT, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/006

2008

150 SEWARD, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/017

2008

154 SITKA, ALASKA U.S.A. C 821/031

2008

157 SOUTH BEACH,OREGON U.S.A. C 823/016

2008

102 UNALASKA, ALEUTIAN IS. U.S.A. C 820/021

2008

220 VENTNOR (ATLANTIC CITY),N.J. U.S.A. C 960/091

2008

105 WAKE IS. MARSHALL IS. U.S.A. C 720/021

2008

300 MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY C 870/011

2008

328 LA GUAIRA VENEZUELA 900/041

1997

75 QUI NHON VIET NAM C 605/041

2006

3 ADEN YEMEN, P.D.R. 485/001

2008