GLOSS Station Handbook – Sitka, AK
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Until a new version is available, the tide gauge station list below from the last version of the Handbook provides links to further details about each tide gauge in the GLOSS Core Network. Click column headings to sort the station list table. Click the GLOSS number buttons to view the station information.
Station information
General | |
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Gloss number | 154 |
Station name | Sitka, AK |
Country | U.S.A. |
Time zone | 135W, GMT - 9hrs |
Latitude (+ve N) | 57.05 |
Longitude (+ve E) | -135.33333 |
Ocean | Pacific |
Observation periods | 1938-, being upgraded 2007 |
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 | USA |
Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
Operational | Yes |
Location map | |
Instrumentation | |
Float | Yes |
Pressure | Yes |
Bubbler | Yes |
Acoustic | Yes |
Radar | No |
Data | |
Digital data | Yes |
Data acquisition rate | 6 minute intervals |
Fast delivery data at UHSLC | Data 559 File format |
High frequency data at UHSLC | Data 559a Document 559a File format |
Data held at national organisation | Yes |
Real-time data available | Yes |
Real-time data transmitted to GLOSS Fast Centre | |
Additional parameters (real-time) | None |
Benchmarks | |
Tide gauge benchmark | NOS tidal benchmark survey disk stamped 'TIDAL 26 1974' set in a rock outcrop south of the Russian Block House #1 off of Seward Street in Sitka, AK. |
Benchmark relationships | TGBM = 40.95 feet above mean lower low water (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 35.70 feet above mean sea level (1960-1978 epoch) TGBM = 31.81 feet above mean high water (1960-1978 epoch) |
Auxiliary benchmarks | 8 1924 TIDAL BM 1600K 1978 1600 J 1977 16 1941 1600 L 1982 22 1965 No stamping 1 TIDAL 24 1974 TIDAL 25 1974 Site inspection 1993 states 'levels agree with history' and 'BM City continues to show movement over years' |
Data at PSMSL | |
Annual MSL (RLR) data | RLR 426 |
Annual MSL (RLR) plot | |
PSMSL code | 426 |
Other relevant codes | UHSLC 559 |
Additional information | |
Last updated | 11 December 2002 |