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General                                  
GLOSS number180
Station name

Diego Ramirez

CountryChile
Time zone060W, GMT - 4hrs
Latitude (+ve N)-56.3
Longitude (+ve E)-68.43
OceanPacific
Observation period(s)1991-1997 Station non-operational since 1998. All equipment removed.
Responsible countryChile
Authority responsible
for tide gauge		Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada, Departamento Oceanografia, Casilla 324, Valparaiso, Chile
GLOSS contactChile
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalNo
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Instrumentation 
FloatNo
PressureYes
BubblerNo
AcousticNo
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersair temperature, barometric pressure, wind sensors
Data acquisition rate6 minute intervals
Fast delivery data at UHSLCDownload h599.dat from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
High frequency data at BODCDownload g180.zip from BODC   View Diego Ramirez site history  
High frequency data at UHSLCDownload h599a.zip from UHSLC   Download documentation qa599a.dmt from UHSLC   Format documentation for UHSLC data
Real-time data availableYes
Real-time data transmitted
to GLOSS Fast Centre		Real-time data plots from UHSLC
Additional parameters (real-time)air temperature, barometric pressure, wind sensors
Benchmarks 
Tide gauge benchmarksBM House: it is a bronze disk set in concrete atop a rock inmediately to the W of the tide house on the north shore of the island, located 0.5 m NW of the SW corner of the tide house.
Benchmark relationshipsBM House (1991-1997) BM Stairs (1991-1997) BM 18.8 (1991-1997) BM H V (1991-1997)
Auxiliary benchmarksBenchmarks include: BM House, BM Stair, Bolt 18-8, Bolt V, Bolt H, BM 6, BM 7, BM 8, BM 9, BM 10. BM H V is a stainless steel bolt with casting marks on the head of an H and a broken V, it is set atop a 1.2 m high bolder, the base of which is at the MHW line on the N shore of the island. BM Stairs: it is a bronze disk set in bedrock to the left of the wood stairs on the approach to the residence, located 21.6 m WSW of the SW corner of the tide house.
Data at PSMSL 
MSL method24 hour averages
PSMSL code850/091
Other relevant codesUHSLC 599
Additional information 
Other relevant informationLevelling once a year No GPS recording
Nearest Met. stationLocal airport
Last updated2003-10-09
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