GLOSS Station Handbook – Chuuk Atoll, Caroline Is.

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Station information

General
Gloss number	116
Station name	Chuuk Atoll, Caroline Is.
Country	Fed. Micronesia
Time zone	150E, GMT + 10hrs
Latitude (+ve N)	7.45
Longitude (+ve E)	151.85
Ocean	Pacific
Observation periods	1953-
Responsible country	U.S.A.
Authority responsible for tide gauge	NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, USA
GLOSS contact	Micronesia
Committed to GLOSS	Yes
Operational	Yes
Location map
Instrumentation
Float	No
Pressure	No
Bubbler	Yes
Acoustic	No
Radar	No
Data
Digital data	Yes
Additional parameters	Surface temperature, density
Data acquisition rate	Digital gauge - 6 minute interval (after 1975) Analog gauge - hourly heights (before 1975)
High frequency data at BODC	Data 116 Document 57437
High frequency data at UHSLC	Data 054a Document 054a File format
Real-time data available	Yes
Additional parameters (real-time)	None
Benchmarks
Tide gauge benchmark	Benchmark B(1948) is the primary benchmark stamped 'B 1948' set in concrete pavement along the north side of a row of 6 Quonset warehouses east of the government pier.
Benchmark relationships	Tide Gauge Benchmark is 8.05ft above the Tide Gauge Zero (Station Datum). NOAA Chart Datum is 2.73ft above Station Datum. Mean Sea Level (1960-1978) is 3.58ft above Station Datum.
Auxiliary benchmarks	5 additional benchmarks are levelled to the TGBM and tide station on a yearly basis
Data at PSMSL
Annual MSL (RLR) data	RLR 528
Annual MSL (RLR) plot
PSMSL code	528
Other relevant codes	UHSLC 054
Additional information
Last updated	11 December 2002