GLOSS Station Handbook

GLOSS Station Handbook – Johnston Is., Hawaiian Is.

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Station information

General
Gloss number109
Station nameJohnston Is., Hawaiian Is.
CountryU.S.A.
Time zone165W, GMT - 11hrs
Latitude (+ve N)16.73333
Longitude (+ve E)-169.53333
OceanPacific
Observation periods1950-
Responsible countryU.S.A.
Authority responsible for tide gaugeNOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA
GLOSS contactUSA
Committed to GLOSSYes
OperationalYes
Location map
Instrumentation
FloatYes
PressureNo
BubblerYes
AcousticYes
RadarNo
Data
Digital dataYes
Additional parametersSurface temperature, density
Data acquisition rateDigital gauge: 6 minute interval (after 1975)
Analog gauge: hourly heights (before 1975)
Fast delivery data at UHSLCData 052 File format
High frequency data at BODCData 109 Document 57423 Document 83902
High frequency data at UHSLCData 052a Document 052a File format
Real-time data availableYes
Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre
Additional parameters (real-time)None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmarkBenchmark 13(1955) is the primary benchmark (PBM) stamped 'NO 13 1955' set in a concrete bulkhead cap at the inshore end of the small boat pier
Benchmark relationshipsTGBM is 9.35ft above Tide Gauge Zero (Station Datum)
NOAA Chart Datum (MLLW) is 1.74ft above Station Datum
Mean Sea Level (1960-1978) is 2.81ft above Station Datum
Auxiliary benchmarks10 additional benchmarks are levelled to the TGBM and the Tide Station on a yearly basis (BM 21, BM 28, BM 22, BM 19, BM L, BM 6, BM 12, BM 14, BM MON JOHN, BM NO 1 JOE)
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) dataRLR 598
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code598
Other relevant codesUHSLC 052
Additional information
Other relevant informationNOAA can no longer travel to the gauge
Last updated5 December 1993